Trailer Plant Fined $150,000 for Worker’s Electrocution Death

A plant worker on a scissor lift was electrocuted after the aluminum pole he was using made contact with live 16,000-volt overhead powerlines. The employer was fined $150,000 + a 25% surcharge after pleading guilty of one OHS offence for failing to protect the victim [2055495 Ontario Inc. operating as Miska Trailer Factory, Govt. Press Release, December 16, 2020].