An Alberta roofing company has been denied an appeal of a $6,000 administrative penalty after four workers were found performing work on a residential roof without fall protection, despite the… …
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Kamloops, B.C., contractor fined $8K after worker falls through unguarded shaft opening
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… …
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Glencore fined $120,000 after worker suffers critical injuries in mine fall near Sudbury, Ont.
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA 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… …
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Burlington, Ont., manufacturer fined $50,000 after worker critically injured in fall
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… …
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Investigation finds stepladder too short in B.C. worker’s fatal fall
A worker who died after falling from a stepladder in September 2023 was using equipment that was too short for the job and had no safety oversight at the worksite,… …
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Concrete pressure, lack of engineering oversight caused church chimney collapse that injured three
A WorkSafeBC investigation has determined that excessive concrete pressure and the absence of engineering analysis led to a November 2023 chimney collapse that seriously injured three workers during a church… …
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Alberta contractor fined $1,000 after framer falls 7.1 metres from roof
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberAn Alberta contracting company has been ordered to pay a $1,000 administrative penalty after a worker fell more than seven metres from a residential roof in Edmonton, suffering fractures to… …
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Unsecured ladder caused worker’s fall from school roof in B.C.: Investigation
A worker fell approximately 3.8 metres from a school roof in July 2023 in British Columbia and sustained serious injuries when an extension ladder retracted unexpectedly as he stepped onto… …
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Investigation finds inadequate safety plans led to worker’s 7.5-metre fall from roof in
A roofing worker in British Columbia fell more than 7.5 metres to the ground while repairing a three-storey condominium building in June 2023, sustaining serious injuries after working outside an… …
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SMK Contracting fined $8,000 after worker falls 14 feet from unsecured ladder
SMK Contracting has been fined $8,000 after a worker was seriously injured in a fall from an unsecured ladder near Wawota, Saskatchewan. The company pleaded guilty on December 10 in… …


