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… …
Working at Heights
-
OHS Law
PREMIUM Custodian who fell from school roof entitled to permanent impairment, full loss of earnings benefits
Premium 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 …
-
Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
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… …
-
OHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta roofing company loses appeal of $6,000 fall protection penalty
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 …
-
OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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… …
-
OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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… …
-
OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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… …
-
Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
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,… …
-
Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
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… …
-
OHS FinesOHS LawWorkplace Safety
PREMIUM Alberta contractor fined $1,000 after framer falls 7.1 metres from roof
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 …


