Mining Company Fined $120,000 for Drilling Too Close to Rock Structures

A loose rock fell on a mine worker who was [...]

By |2021-11-12T18:33:00-08:00November 12, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Excavation & Trenching, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Mining Company Fined $120,000 for Drilling Too Close to Rock Structures
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Excavation Contractor Fined $25,000 for Pedestrian Fatality

A pedestrian died after getting hit by a dump truck [...]

By |2021-11-12T18:22:00-08:00November 12, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Discipline/Work Refusals/Reprisals, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Manitoba, OHS Program, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Excavation Contractor Fined $25,000 for Pedestrian Fatality
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Worker’s Machine Injury Costs Manufacturer $50,000

A plant worker suffered serious injury when his hand got [...]

By |2021-10-10T17:42:00-07:00October 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Manitoba, TOPIC|Comments Off on Worker’s Machine Injury Costs Manufacturer $50,000
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$25,000 Fine for Dump Truck Fatality

A construction management firm was fined $25,000, including a $10,000 [...]

By |2021-09-10T17:00:00-07:00September 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Nova Scotia, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on $25,000 Fine for Dump Truck Fatality
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OHS Forklift Training Rules Don’t Ban Hiring Now and Training Later

A sawmill employee was passed over for promotion to a [...]

By |2021-08-10T15:09:00-07:00August 10, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, TOPIC, Training|Comments Off on OHS Forklift Training Rules Don’t Ban Hiring Now and Training Later
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Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?

As you learn the moment you drive through the city, [...]

By |2021-08-05T16:57:00-07:00August 5, 2021|Articles, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Fall Protection, Federal, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Why Do Cranes Keep On Collapsing?
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No Proof that Excavator Contractor Violated Waterside Safety Regulations

The shovel of a hydraulic excavator being used to break [...]

By |2024-02-07T09:54:16-08:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, Excavation & Trenching, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Québec, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on No Proof that Excavator Contractor Violated Waterside Safety Regulations
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Bakery Company Fined $700,000 for Separate Temp Worker Fatalities

The first fatality took place when a tractor-trailer backed into [...]

By |2021-07-10T14:07:00-07:00July 10, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC, Transportation/ Traffic/ Driving|Comments Off on Bakery Company Fined $700,000 for Separate Temp Worker Fatalities
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Hamlet Gets 18 Months’ Corporate Probation for Defying Stop Work Order

WSCC inspectors issued a stop work order banning the Hamlet [...]

By |2024-01-16T07:29:43-08:00July 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Nunavut, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Hamlet Gets 18 Months’ Corporate Probation for Defying Stop Work Order
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OK to Charge Constructor as “Employer” for OHS Violation, Says Top Court

A case with major liability implications for companies that act [...]

By |2024-01-16T07:31:15-08:00June 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Program, Ontario, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on OK to Charge Constructor as “Employer” for OHS Violation, Says Top Court
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Dump Truck OHS Violations Lead to Worker’s Death and $65,000 in Fines

A construction firm and management company were fined $25,000 for [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:30:00-07:00June 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, Nova Scotia, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Dump Truck OHS Violations Lead to Worker’s Death and $65,000 in Fines
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Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations

After sliding open a food slicing machine access door and [...]

By |2021-06-08T16:17:00-07:00June 8, 2021|British Columbia, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Lockout Tagout, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Food Processor Fined $138,000 for Machine Guarding and Lockout Violations
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Court Nixes Due Diligence Defence for Training and Machine Guarding Violations

A gravel pit worker jumped over a conveyor to unclog [...]

By |2021-05-08T15:16:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, OHS Leadership, Saskatchewan, TOOLS, TOPIC, Training|Comments Off on Court Nixes Due Diligence Defence for Training and Machine Guarding Violations
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Fatal Loading Machine Incident Results in $70,000 Fine

Two workers building a perimeter fence were using a compact [...]

By |2021-05-08T14:49:00-07:00May 8, 2021|Alberta, Buildings, Equipment And Vehicles, Cases & Compliance Alerts, JURISDICTION, Machine Safety, TOOLS, TOPIC|Comments Off on Fatal Loading Machine Incident Results in $70,000 Fine
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