Mining Company Fined Total of $365,000 After One Worker Killed, Another Injured
THUNDER BAY - Lac Des Iles Mines Ltd. has been fined a total of $365,000 after separate incidents in 2014 in which one worker was injured and another killed due to the movement of mined material.
View ArticleOntario Opens New Clinic For Work-Related Injuries In Ottawa
Ontario has opened a new Occupational Health Clinic for Ontario Workers in Ottawa to help treat and reduce workplace injuries and diseases, closer to home.
View ArticleSunrise Propane Energy Group Inc. Fined $280,000 After Death of Worker in...
TORONTO, ON - Sunrise Propane Energy Group Inc. has been fined $280,000 for a 2008 explosion that killed a young worker and created a subsequent fire.
View ArticlePaper Products Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured By Machine
TORONTO, ON - Irving Tissue Corporation/Les Papier Irving Incorporee, a company headquartered in New Brunswick, pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after a worker suffered an injury while...
View ArticleM-Con Products Inc. Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
OTTAWA, ON - M-Con Products Inc., a company that manufactures underground precast concrete products, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured while fabricating a steel...
View ArticleSelf-Storage Facility Fined $100,000 in Death on North Bay Site
NORTH BAY, ON - Seavale Incorporated pleaded guilty and has been fined $100,000 after a visitor to its self-storage facility in North Bay fell through an open hole and was killed in the fall.
View ArticlePaper Mill Fined $150,000 After Worker Burned in Dust Explosion at Idled Plant
FORT FRANCES, ON - Resolute FP Canada Inc., operator of a paper mill, pleaded guilty and has been fined $150,000 after a worker was burned following an explosion of wood dust.
View ArticleOntario Announces New PTSD Strategy for First Responders
Ontario is putting in place a number of new initiatives to help prevent or mitigate the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) among first responders.
View ArticleCompany Fined $60,000 After Worker Injured By Moving Machinery
L'ORIGNAL, ON - Colacem Canada Inc., which operates a cement plant in Wendover, Ontario, pleaded guilty and has been fined $60,000 after a worker was injured by a conveyor.
View ArticleCompany Fined $150,000 After Worker Killed By Moving Construction Equipment
BRAMPTON, ON - Varcon Construction Co. Ltd. pleaded guilty and has been fined $150,000 after a worker was killed by moving equipment on a roadway.
View ArticleCompany Fined $80,000 After Worker Injured While Conducting Traffic Control
BRAMPTON, ON - Furfari Paving Company Ltd. pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after a worker was injured while performing traffic control duties at an intersection.
View ArticleBarrie Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Pinned, Injured
NEWMARKET, ON - Western Mechanical Electrical Millwright Services Ltd., a company that provides millwright and structural engineering services, pleaded guilty and has been fined $50,000 after a worker...
View ArticleOntario to Introduce Legislation to Support First Responders with PTSD
Today Ontario intends to introduce legislation that would create a presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosed in first responders is work-related, leading to faster access to...
View ArticleAldershot Greenhouses Fined $100,000 After Worker Killed in Fall From Ladder
HAMILTON, ON - Aldershot Greenhouses Ltd. pleaded guilty and has been fined $100,000 after a worker at a greenhouse operation died after falling from a ladder.
View ArticleMississauga Auto Parts Company Fined $80,000 After Worker Injured in Explosion
MISSISSAUGA, ON - Precision Technologies, a division of Magna Powertrain Inc., pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after a worker suffered fractures and burns in a workplace explosion.
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