A worker died after falling approximately 22 feet through an elevator shaft while walking across two wooden boards at a house under construction, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation into the… …
Workplace Fatality
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Features & AnalysisLegislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Jury recommends training, supervision changes in inquest into fatal 2024 accident in New Brunswick
By Andrew Bates | Telegraph Journal A coroner’s jury is recommending that equipment be used only as intended after a 27,000 kilogram trailer slipped off the front of an “offroad forklift”… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Worker killed after telehandler rolls downhill at ski resort: WorkSafeBC investigation
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA worker died after a telehandler rolled down a ski hill slope and tipped onto them in October 2023. The worker was operating a rough terrain telehandler forklift carrying aluminum… …
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Miner killed in fall of ground incident at Saskatchewan potash mine
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA miner operator died last Monday following a fall of ground incident at the Mosaic K3 potash mine near Esterhazy, Saskatchewan. Tyrone McLeod, a member of Unifor Local 892, was… …
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PREMIUM B.C. court delivers a rare guilty verdict in a workplace fatality case
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 …
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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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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
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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Global Safety NewsOpinionWorkplace Safety
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… …



