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A municipal worker died in May 2023 after a speeding vehicle left the roadway and struck them during storm drain maintenance work, according to a WorkSafeBC incident report. The worker… …
A Leamington-based mushroom producer has been fined $115,000 after a worker was critically injured at its Kingsville facility, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said. The incident… …
A manual tree faller was injured during a helicopter logging operation in August 2022 after being struck by tree debris set off in a chain reaction, according to an incident… …
WorkSafeBC has imposed a $674,445.93 penalty against Lafarge Canada Inc. following a fatal incident at the company’s Richmond cement manufacturing facility where a worker was struck and killed by debris… …
A cracked exhaust silencer ignited a fire aboard the Fundy Leader fishing vessel in December 2024, prompting safety investigators to warn employers about combustible materials near high-temperature equipment and inadequate… …
A maintenance worker suffered serious injuries when two rolling tank cars struck him during switching operations at a Windsor rail yard, according to a Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigation.… …
NuStef Baking has been fined $55,000 after a worker was seriously injured while adjusting equipment at its Mississauga facility. The case stems from a March 20, 2023, incident in which …
A Brampton, Ont., metal heat-treating company has been fined $144,000 after two employees were seriously injured in a flash fire during a furnace restart. The incident happened on Jan. 5, …
A steel construction and fabrication company has been fined $90,000 after a worker was seriously injured in an incident at a shop near Barrhead, Alta. Steele Tech Fabrication pleaded guilty …
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