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Ministry of Labour
Court Bulletin - Ferrero Canada Limited fined $65,000 after worker injured |
BRANTFORD, ON, Dec. 4 /CNW/ - Ferrero Canada Limited pleaded guilty and was fined $65,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice on December 2, 2008, after a worker was injured.
Justice of the Peace D. M. MacDonald heard that on June 18, 2007, at the company's workplace at 1 Ferrero Blvd. in Brantford, a worker's hand came into contact with a moving auger in a hopper used to bag cocoa. The injured worker was attempting to clear a jam in the machine. There was no guard covering the opening of the hopper to prevent access to the pinch point in the machine and consequently the worker was injured, losing a portion of one finger.
Ferrero Canada Limited was fined $65,000 for failing, as an employer, to ensure that the machine was guarded to prevent access to the pinch point as required by section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851, a violation of section
25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
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Ministry of Labour
Court Bulletin - Con-Drain fined $250,000 in death of worker at Vaughan subdivision project |
NEWMARKET, ON, Nov. 14 /CNW/ - Con-Drain Company (1983) Limited was fined $250,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice, Newmarket, on November 12, 2008, after being convicted of one charge relating to the death of a worker.
Justice S. Armstrong heard that on March 2, 2005, an employee of Con-Drain working on the installation of sewer lines in a new residential subdivision on Via Campanile near Rutherford Road in Vaughan was killed by a crawler crane, a type of movable crane. The crane, weighing 54.4 metric tons, was being used to transfer and lay pipe in a trench. The victim was standing behind the crane, talking to another worker, when it was reversed by the operator. The worker was run over by the track of the crane and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Con-Drain Company (1983) Limited was convicted of failing, as an employer, to ensure that signs were posted at the project in conspicuous places warning workers of the danger posed by reversing vehicles. These procedures are prescribed by section 104 of Ontario Regulation 213/91. This was contrary to subsection 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
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Ministry of Labour
Ganz fined $250,000 and temp agency owner fined $20,000 after worker dies |
NEWMARKET, ON, Nov. 14 /CNW/ - Ganz, a company that distributes stuffed novelties for carnivals and the toy industry, pleaded guilty today and was fined $250,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice after the death of a worker in
its warehouse located at 51 Vinyl Court in Woodbridge, Ontario. On September 22, 2007, a temporary worker provided by a Toronto temporary employment agency to Ganz was stacking boxes on a racking system. The worker, standing on wooden skids 3.9 metres above the warehouse floor, fell and died of resulting injuries.
Justice of the Peace K. Walker fined S.H. Ganz Holdings Inc. and 816877 Ontario Limited, together operating a partnership known as Ganz, $250,000 for failing to ensure that a worker exposed to the hazard of falling more than three metres was wearing a safety belt or harness as required by section 85 of Ontario Regulation 851. This was in violation of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act. On September 19, 2008, the owner of A+ Staffing pleaded guilty and was fined $20,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice in Newmarket in connection with the death of the same worker.
Young Hee Chae, carrying on business as A+ Staffing, pleaded guilty to failing, as an employer, to provide information, instruction and supervision to a worker to protect the worker's health and safety, specifically relating to safe material handling and stacking procedures including how to safely place and remove material from the racks. This was contrary to section 25(2)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist
victims of crime. |
Ministry of Labour
Court Bulletin - Waste Management of Canada Corporation fined $85,000 after worker injured |
BELLEVILLE, ON, Nov. 26 /CNW/ - Waste Management of Canada Corporation pleaded guilty and was fined $85,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice on November 24, 2008, after a worker was injured.
Justice of the Peace Deanne L. Chapelle heard that on February 6, 2007, at the company's workplace at 270 West Street, Trenton, a worker's arm was caught in a conveyor when another worker turned on the machine while it was
being cleaned. The injured worker suffered a fractured arm. The machine had not been locked out, and there was no guard on the machine to prevent access to internal moving parts.
Waste Management of Canada Corporation was fined $85,000 for failing, as an employer, to ensure that an in-running nip hazard, or any part of a machine, device or thing that may endanger the safety of any worker, was
equipped with and guarded by a guard or other device that prevents access to the pinch point. This was contrary to section 25 of Ontario Regulation 851, which violated section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime. |
Ministry of Labour
Court Bulletin - Nuvo at Essex Inc. fined $125,000 in death of worker |
TORONTO, Nov. 6 /CNW/ - Nuvo at Essex Inc. was fined $125,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice at Old City Hall on October 30, 2008, after being convicted of one charge relating to the death of a worker.
Justice of the Peace K. Dresher heard that on January 9, 2007, a worker installing carpet at a construction site at 35 Viking Lane in Toronto was killed at the end of the day while leaving the building. An improperly installed section of guardrail and posts fell from the 28th floor of the building under construction, striking the worker. Nuvo at Essex Inc. was the owner and constructor of the multi-story building construction project.
JP Dresher convicted Nuvo at Essex Inc. after a trial and imposed a fine of $125,000 for failing to ensure the guardrail posts on the north-east side of the 28th floor of the project were secured and/or constructed to prevent them from falling as prescribed by section 31(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91. This was contrary to subsection 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime. |
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