Workplace fatality results in $110,000 fine for construction contractor - OHS Canada Magazine

Workplace fatality results in $110,000 fine for construction contractor - OHS Canada Magazine

Frontline Cable and Gas Services Inc. has been fined $110,000 after a worker was fatally injured at worksite in Brampton, Ont. On Feb. 10, 2023, the company was laying network cables at an intersection. Five workers were preparing to perform directional drilling using a Ditch Witch JT9 Drilling Machine. While the drilling machine was being set up, a hydraulic oil leak was observed by a worker and a supervisor. The supervisor started repairing th…

Company fined $225K after worker killed in Brampton manufacturing plant

The province has laid a $225,000 fine against a Brampton brick manufacturer after a worker was killed on the job nearly two years ago. The fatal incident happened on June 8, 2023, at the Brampton Brick Limited plant on Wanless Drive, Ontario’s Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development says. A worker at the Brampton facility was helping to remove cement build-up on equipment when they climbed onto a mud conveyor in the plan…