A worker died after being buried by frozen wood fibre inside a silo at West Fraser Mills Ltd.’s Quesnel sawmill, triggering a $110,855.83 penalty imposed by WorkSafeBC on May 12,… …
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Truck driver testifies he tried to brake before fatal Hwy. 102 collision
By Carrie Ivardi | TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Crown suggested that the accused was accelerating going down the hill on Highway 102 minutes before the collision that took the… …
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Alberta materials supplier fined $350K after worker killed by falling marble slabs
LX Hausys Canada Inc. pleaded guilty in Calgary court to a workplace safety violation following a 2023 fatality at its Calgary warehouse in which a worker was struck and killed… …
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$145K in fines handed down after worker killed by reversing loader at Ontario farm site
An Ontario farming corporation and an excavating contractor have been fined a total of $145,000 after a worker was killed by a reversing front-end loader at a construction project in… …
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Weyerhaeuser fined $355K after worker killed at Grande Prairie, Alta., lumber mill
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Mining companies fined $210K after worker fatally injured in helicopter operation
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Worker killed during shaft sinking operation at Kirkland Lake, Ont., mine
A worker has died at a mine site near Kirkland Lake, Ont., after being pinned by equipment during a shaft sinking operation, Workplace Safety North says. The Ministry of Labour,… …
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Manitoba’s Department of Natural Resources and Indigenous Futures has been fined $100,000 after a wildfire worker died when an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) rolled over while on duty in 2022. The… …
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B.C. company fined $575,000 for a construction worker’s death
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee A B.C. Supreme Court justice ordered contractor J. Cote & Son Excavating to pay $575,000 Monday after ruling the company’s criminal negligence caused the… …
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Inquest jury issues safety recommendations after two New Brunswick construction deaths
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA coroner’s inquest jury has released recommendations aimed at preventing workplace deaths after hearing evidence into the deaths of two men at New Brunswick work sites in 2024. The inquest… …



