Blog Post #256 – Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd. Fined $85,000 after Worker Killed

Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Olympic Plastic Bags (1983) Ltd., a plastic bag manufacturer, was fined $85,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.

On August 13, 2009, at the company’s Toronto plant, a worker and supervisor were removing a horizontal beam from the second level of a racking system. To access the beam, the worker stood on the wooden pallet on a lift truck while the supervisor raised the pallet. The worker had trouble dislodging the beam so the supervisor went to get another lift truck to better access the beam. Meanwhile, the worker, left alone on the raised pallet of the lift truck, fell about 3.5 meters to the concrete floor. The worker died after sustaining severe head injuries as a result of the fall.
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Blog Post #239 – Fripes Export Ltd. Fined $50,000 after Worker Injured

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Fripes Export Ltd., a large used clothing procurement, grading and re-distribution business, located in Toronto, was fined $50,000 on October 13, 2010, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
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Blog Post #215 – Wal-Mart Canada Corp. Fined $120,000 for Two Separate Health and Safety Violations

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

Wal-Mart Canada Corp., a Mississauga-based company, was fined $45,000 on June 23, 2010, and $75,000 on July 16, 2010, for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
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Blog Post #187 – DMI Canada Inc. Fined $55,000 after Worker Injured

Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’

DMI Canada Inc., carrying on business as DMI Industries, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker. The company manufactures and sells windmills.
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