OHS Fines

Andrew Sheret Limited has been fined $521,694.18 after WorkSafeBC inspectors found non-compliant and damaged storage racks in use at the company’s retail and warehouse site in Penticton. WorkSafeBC imposed the… …

Arpa Investments has been fined $7,877.47 after a subcontracted worker fell through an HVAC shaft opening and landed on the second floor at a construction site in Kamloops. WorkSafeBC imposed… …

Industra Construction Corp. has been fined $63,766.63 after a worker lost consciousness from carbon monoxide exposure at an excavation site in Langley Township. WorkSafeBC imposed the penalty on January 15,… …

A King, Ont. construction company has been fined $140,000 after a worker was critically injured when an unsupported concrete basement wall collapsed at a residential job site. E.H.E. Construction Group… …

An electrical contracting company has been fined $50,000 after a worker was injured when a concrete streetlight post toppled during a hoisting operation in Ottawa. Sega Group Inc., based in… …

A Toronto-based mining company has been fined $120,000 after a worker fell from a scissor lift and sustained critical injuries at an underground mine near Sudbury, Ont. Glencore Canada Corporation… …

A Burlington, Ont., manufacturer has been fined $50,000 after a worker fell approximately 14 feet from an elevated lift and sustained critical injuries when the platform was struck by moving… …

A North York, Ont., construction company and its supervisor have been fined a total of $147,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries from exposure to hot water while rehabilitating a… …

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