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  The quarterly newsletter for Safety Professionals

Q4, 2008

Issue 12
   

Regulatory Update

 

Ontario Ministry of Labour Fines Issued in 2008
for OH&S Violations.

 

Fines Issued for Health & Safety Violations

November
Nov 7 Sharon Farms & Enterprises Ltd. fined $55,000 for injury of worker
Nov 7 Etobicoke Ironworks Limited fined $82,000 for injury of worker
Nov 6 Nuvo at Essex Inc. fined $125,000 in death of worker
Nov 5 Dofasco Fined $85,000 For Injury Of Worker
October
Oct 30 Rich Products of Canada Limited fined $55,000 for injury of worker
Oct 29 Amato Pizza Fined $120,000 for Ignoring Orders to Pay
Oct 27 Ritesco Enterprises Inc. Fined $120,000 for Serious Injury of Worker
Oct 27 Sora Contractors Ltd. Fined $70,000 for Injury of Worker
Oct 21 National Steel Car Ltd. Fined $250,000 for Death of One Worker and Injury of Another
Oct 7 Woodbridge Business Owner Fined $8,000 For Ignoring Order to Pay
Oct 3 City of Kingston Fined $60,000 After Workers Exposed to Asbestos
September
Sep 24 Sobeys Fined $85,000 After Worker Injured
Sep 24 Custom Truck Maker/Repairer Fined $54,000 After Worker Injured
Sep 23 Ford Fined $100,000 After Worker Injured
Sep 12 Mississauga Candle Maker Fined $60,000 After Worker Injured
Sep 8 Kitchener Building Supply Company Fined $45,000 After Worker Electrocuted
Sep 8 Toronto company fined $50,000 after worker injured
August
Aug 29 Orangeville Maintenance Company Fined $115,000 After Worker Killed
Aug 26 Guelph Construction Company Fined $200,000 After Death Of Worker
Aug 22 Stratford Company Fined $75,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 14 Nestle Canada Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 13 Mississauga Metal Galvanizer Fined $80,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 13 Mississauga Company Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 13 Sudbury Area Company And Supervisor Fined After Bridge Support Collapsed
Aug 13 Woodbridge Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 13 Inco Fined $70,000 After Workplace Incident
Aug 12 Automotive Exhaust Company Fined $120,000 After Worker Injured
Aug 12 Quebec-Based Company Fined $73,000 After Worker Injured
July
July 30 Linamar Fined $550,000 In Two Deaths, One Injury
July 30 Grant Forest Products Fined $90,000 For Health And Safety Violation
July 25 Ford Fined $175,000 After Worker Injured
July 25 Vaughan Auto Parts Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
July 22 Brantford Company Fined After Worker Injured
July 16 Mississauga Company Fined After Worker Injured
July 10 Director And Company Fined For Improper Asbestos Removal
July 9 Calgary-based Explosives Company Fined $90,000 After Worker Injured
July 9 County Of Lambton Fined $135,000 After Death Of Worker
July 3 One Director Faces Jail & Fine, Three Companies Fined For Ignoring Orders To Pay
June
June 24 Winchester Company Fined $100,000 After Worker Killed
June 19 Waterloo Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
June 19 Cambridge Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured
June 18 Fertilizer Co-op Fined $80,000 After Worker Injured
June 18, Zehrmart Fined $75,000 After Worker Injured
June 11 Concord Company Fined $120,000 After Worker Injured
June 11 Mississauga Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
June 5 Guelph Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured
June 5 Toys Retailer Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured
June 5 Ottawa-area Companies Fined $133,000 After Worker Injured
May
May 23 Mississauga Company Fined $65,000 After Worker Injured
May 23 Call Centre And Director Fined After Employees Left Unpaid
May 22 Toronto Mining Company And Supervisor Fined After Worker Killed
May 22 Richmond Hill Company Fined $75,000 After Mining Worker Injured
May 21 Toronto Wire Manufacturer, Three Individuals Fined After Worker Injured
May 16 Stittsville Company Fined $130,000 After Worker Killed
May 14 Burlington Construction Company Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured
May 6 Toronto Transit Commission Fined $200,000 After Death Of Worker
April
Apr 30 Hamilton Construction Company & Supervisor Fined After Death Of Worker
Apr 30 Burlington Steel Products Manufacturer Fined $65,000 After Worker Injured
Apr 15 Goodyear Fined $55,000 After Worker Injured
Apr 10 B.C. Film Company Fined $250,000 After Worker Killed, Another Injured
Apr 3 Suncor Fined $200,000 After Two Chemical Leaks
Apr 3 Ottawa Company Fined $70,000 For Worker Injury
Apr 3 Stelco Inc. Fined $400,000 For Occupational Health and Safety Violations
Apr 2 Sawmill Operator Fined $80,000 After Worker Loses Limb
Apr 2 Cornwall Brake Company Fined $70,000 After Worker Injured
March
Mar 28 Windsor Area Metal Works Fined $75,000 in Young Worker's Death
Mar 28 Greater Essex District School Board Fined $40,000
Mar 5 Cornwall Company Fined In Worker Injury
Mar 5 Ottawa Company Fined In Cobourg Worker Injury
Mar 5 Hanover Company Fined Over Asbestos Removal
February
Feb 29 Company Directors Fined For Ignoring Order To Pay Wages
Feb 28 Jail For Kitchener Man Who Obstructed Ministry Of Labour Inspector
Feb 27 Mississauga Company Fined $60,000 After Two Workers Injured
Feb 26 Niagara Falls Company & Supervisor Fined In Trench Death
Feb 22 Etobicoke Company Fined $95,000 In Death Of Worker
Feb 22 International Cooling Tower Inc. Fined $150,000 For Health And Safety Violation
Feb 22 Global Egg Corporation Fined $50,000 For a Health And Safety Violation
Feb 1 Hamilton Company Fined $50,000 After Worker Injured By Grinder
Feb 5 Concord Company Fined $180,000 In Death Of Worker
January
Jan 25 Wescast Industries Inc. Fined $240,000 For Health And Safety Violation
Jan 7 Chicken Processor Fined $150,000 In Death Of Worker  Confined Space
Jan 7 Windsor Company Fined $50,000 For Ignoring Orders
 
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