Posts Categorized As: Machine Guarding

Blog Post #389 – Delta Truck Company and Supervisor Fined $115,000 Total after Worker Killed

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

2236697 Ontario Inc., carrying on business as Delta Truck Equipment, a truck maintenance company, was fined $100,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was killed. Phillip Hutton, a supervisor, was fined $15,000 in relation to the same incident.

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Blog Post #372 – Waterloo Textiles Ltd. Fined $75,000 after Worker Injured

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Waterloo Textiles Ltd., a Cambridge yarn manufacturer, was fined $75,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

On August 17, 2009, a worker opened the cover of a machine used to create yarn and found excessive fibers gathered inside. When the worker attempted to remove the fibers, the worker’s finger got caught in the machine. The worker’s arm was drawn in and partially amputated.