By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal WorkSafeNB says it’s investigating after an alleged workplace death involving a 58-year-old man in Sussex last week. On Friday, the agency posted to social media that there had… …
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Drilling company fined after 2021 worker death at Shasta Mine in northern B.C.
By Bob Mackin | Prince George Citizen A Yukon company that pleaded guilty in Prince George Provincial Court to violating the Mines Act after one of its workers died at a… …
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Brandon, Man., plumbing company fined $5K after worker dies from hydrogen sulfide exposure
A Brandon plumbing and heating company has been fined $5,000 after a worker died from over-exposure to hydrogen sulfide while attempting to unclog a sewer drain. Lockhart Plumbing and Heating… …
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WorkSafeBC investigation finds supervision failures led to worker’s fatal fall
A WorkSafeBC investigation has found inadequate supervision and failure to enforce fall protection procedures led to a worker’s death at a warehouse construction site in May 2022. The worker fell… …
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What lies between ‘I don’t like her’ and ‘She is gone’: Questions for OHS and HR
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe sledgehammer sat in plain sight at Advanced Process Technologies, exactly where it belonged. In a food and dairy processing facility in Cokato, Minnesota, such tools are as routine as… …
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B.C. government fined in connection with death of Norfolk firefighter
By J.P. Antonacci | The Hamilton Spectator Zak Muise died while trying to help. The 25-year-old wildland firefighter from Norfolk County in Ontario was killed in a vehicle rollover in July 2023 while battling the Donnie… …
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Two companies face multiple occupational health and safety charges following a fatal workplace accident in northern Labrador in October 2023. Tata Steel Minerals Canada Inc. and Produits IdéalTFC Inc. of… …
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Lafarge Canada fined $675K after worker killed by failed fan at Richmond, B.C., cement plant
Lafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $674,445 after a worker was killed when debris from a failed fan struck him at the company’s Richmond cement manufacturing facility. WorkSafeBC imposed the… …
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B.C. government fined $760K after wildfire crew fatality and entrapment incidents
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThe British Columbia government has been fined $759,368 following two serious incidents involving wildfire crews near Squilax, including one that killed a worker. WorkSafeBC imposed the penalty on Sept. 25… …
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Fishing boat was operating beyond safe stability limits when it sank, killing 3 off Quebec: TSB
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberThree crew members died after the fishing vessel Silver Condor sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in September 2023, exposing gaps in stability awareness, emergency preparedness and safety culture… …



