A worker drowned in October 2023 after a workboat operated by a marine towing company capsized in high winds off the coast. The worker made a distress call before the… …
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Prairie Mines & Royalty ULC has been ordered to pay $360,000 after a worker died at a mine site near Warburg, Alta. The company pleaded guilty on July 8 in… …
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Alberta plumbing company fined $330K after worker’s death in trench collapse
A Calgary plumbing contractor has been fined a total of $330,000 after a worker died in a trench collapse in 2023. Mr. Mike’s Plumbing Ltd. pleaded guilty on July 13… …
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Two Island EMS paramedics, patient killed in New Brunswick crash
Two Island Emergency Medical Services (EMS) paramedics and the patient they were transporting died in a motor vehicle accident involving an ambulance in New Brunswick on July 7, according to… …
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Manufacturer, worker fined $195K after truck driver’s fatal fall in Guelph, Ont.
A Guelph company and one of its workers have been fined a total of $195,000 after a truck driver fell to his death while being helped off a truck bed.… …
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Recycling company, staffing agency fined $265K after worker’s death in Brampton, Ont.
A Brampton recycling company and the employment agency that placed a worker at its plant have been fined a combined $265,000 after the worker died while clearing debris from an… …
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WCB stresses prevention after recent workplace fatalities in Manitoba
By Renee Lilley | Portage Graphic Leader Provincial authorities are investigating two separate workplace accidents in southern Manitoba last week that left two workers dead. The first incident occurred Monday, June 15 around… …
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Passenger drowned trapped inside overturned seaplane in Warner Bay, B.C.: TSB report
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WorkSafeBC investigation finds three safety failures in B.C. egg farm worker fatality
A worker at a British Columbia egg production farm died after being caught between an automated feed hopper and the housing of a laying hen colony while working alone in… …
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WorkSafeBC fines Top Line Formwork nearly $24K after crane rigging drop kills worker
A worker died after a large formwork panel fell on him at a Victoria construction site, resulting in a $23,561.11 penalty against Top Line Formwork Inc. imposed by WorkSafeBC on… …



