Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Reg and Son Sheet Metal Inc. of Oakville was fined $65,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured.
On June 14, 2007, a worker received arm and back injuries after falling through an opening in the roof of a construction project at 3001 Richelieu St., Clarence-Rockland. The worker was gathering roofing materials with a wheelbarrow, stepped backwards through an opening and fell about six metres.
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Excerpt from the Ontario Government’s ‘Newsroom’
Giffels Design-Building Inc., a Toronto-based designer and constructor, was fined $145,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was killed.
On July 29, 2008, a worker died after falling through a floor opening at a construction project at 8020 Fifth Line, Halton Hills. The worker was on the mezzanine, stepped around a barrier of snow fencing and fell about eight metres.
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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
An 18-year-old worker in Ontario suffered fatal crushing injuries when a stack of steel tubing fell on him, prompting a $75,000 fine for his employer.
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Excerpt from the OH&S Canada Magazine
An Ontario steelmaker has received a total fine of $400,000 following separate incidents at the company’s operations in Hamilton, Ontario in which three workers received serious injuries.
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