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… …
Workplace Fatality
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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… …
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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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PREMIUM Two mining companies charged in fatal 2023 accident in northern Labrador
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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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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
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… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Paint manufacturer fined $150,000 after worker killed by unguarded machine in Mississauga, Ont.
A Mississauga, Ont., paint manufacturer has been fined $150,000 after a worker died when his clothing became entangled in an unguarded mixing machine. Pigments Services Canada Inc., which operates as… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Crane company in Grande Prairie, Alta., fined $210,000 after worker killed in collapse
A Grande Prairie crane services company has been fined $210,000 after a worker died when equipment collapsed at a worksite near Clairmont in 2022. North West Crane Enterprises Ltd. pleaded… …
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OHS FinesWorkplace Safety
Superior Propane fined $375,000 after worker crushed by propane tank
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA Toronto-based propane distributor has been fined $375,000 after a worker was crushed to death between a 1,000-gallon propane tank and a building wall during a tank replacement, according to… …


