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A Vancouver-based restaurant company has been fined $55,000 after a worker was assaulted by a patron at its London, Ont. location and the employer failed to have proper workplace violence… …
A Brandon plumbing and heating company has been fined $5,000 after a worker died from over-exposure to hydrogen sulfide while attempting to unclog a sewer drain. Lockhart Plumbing and Heating… …
A Manitoba custom stone fabricator has been fined $20,000 after a worker was injured when a granite slab dropped and shattered during transport with a forklift. Ital-Stone Design Ltd., which… …
A Manitoba construction company has been fined $20,000 after a worker’s hand contacted a table saw blade, resulting in the amputation of their middle finger. Kawenhowen Projects Ltd., a construction… …
An Alberta excavating contractor has been fined $100,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a trench collapse at a sewer line restoration site. HCL Site Services Ltd. pleaded guilty… …
A Saskatchewan construction company has been fined $100,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries when a wall fell on their leg at a worksite in Corman Park. 3Twenty Modular pleaded… …
A Hamilton-based railcar manufacturing company has been fined $90,000 after a worker suffered a critical injury from unguarded machinery that created an unprotected pinch point. National Steel Car Limited pleaded… …
By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Zak Muise died while trying to help. The 25-year-old wildland firefighter from Norfolk County in Ontario was killed in a vehicle rollover in July 2023 while battling the Donnie… …
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care has been fined $130,000 after three workers were injured during a violent patient incident at its high-security forensic mental health unit in Penetanguishene, Ont.… …
A Mississauga poultry processing facility has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured when a pallet fell from an improperly secured racking system during routine material handling operations. AM… …
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