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Undocumented construction workers in New York have full rights to file injury claims, lawyer says
A Manhattan personal injury lawyer has published a legal guide confirming that undocumented construction workers in New York state have the same right to file workplace injury claims as any …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Norwich, Ont., construction firm fined $60K after worker falls to death from barn roof
A Norwich, Ont., construction company has been fined $60,000 after a worker fell to his death through barn roof trusses at a Thamesford dairy farm in December 2023. Hendrik Jan… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC finds training gaps caused tower crane collapse that narrowly missed workers
A luffing tower crane’s jib partially collapsed at a highrise construction site in January 2024, narrowly missing several workers, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The incident happened during morning testing.… …
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PREMIUM Construction worker struck by falling crane wins increased injury award after years-long battle
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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PREMIUM Ontario labour board denies Camcorp bid to suspend fire hose orders at Mississauga tower project
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Worker died after falling through unguarded school floor opening: WorkSafeBC investigation
A WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded that a flooring worker died after falling through an unguarded second-floor opening at a newly built British Columbia elementary school in August 2023. The worker… …
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New York scaffold law offers strict liability model for construction fall protection
A Manhattan personal injury law firm has published a guide explaining New York state’s Labour Law Section 240, known as the Scaffold Law — one of the few statutes in …
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OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Applied Energy fined $7,500 after failing to check on worker who hurt hand during job tryout
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberPremium Member Access Required This article is available to Safety News Canada Premium members. Subscribe for $99/year plus HST for concise, plain-language summaries of the court decisions, arbitration rulings, and …
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Prosecutors in B.C. seek $1-million fine after construction worker killed in trench collapse
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after one pipe layer was killed and another injured while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, their employer is in court for a… …


