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Convictions

Brampton, Ont. - A Brampton warehousing and distribution facility, was fined $75,000 on September 11, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a young worker was injured.

On March 8, 2008, the temporary worker was putting stickers on boxes and manually loading them into a trailer. While a supervisor was on a break, the worker tried using a stand up lifting device to move the boxes. While operating the device in reverse, the worker lost control, and it crashed through a closed loading door and fell over, pinning the worker's leg to the ground. The worker suffered foot and ankle injuries.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the worker had not received any safety training from the employer.

The company pleaded guilty under the OHSA to failing to provide information, instruction and supervision to the worker with respect to the safety rules for temporary employees.

Thunder Bay, Ont. - A Thunder Bay Utility Company was fined $175,000 on September 11, 2009, for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was seriously injured.

On September 30, 2008, an electrical crew was working on a new addition to the Red Lake transformer station. One crew member was in an uninsulated lift near a beam supporting a live electrical bus. There was an arc flash from the bus, setting the worker's clothes and upper body on fire. The other crew members tried to lower the lift, but they could not activate the manual backup controls. The worker came out of the lift basket, was suspended in the air by fall-arrest equipment, and fell about five meters when the equipment burnt off. The worker suffered severe burns.

The company pleaded guilty under the OHSA to failing to ensure that electrical work performed on or near electrical transmission or distribution systems was performed in accordance with Rule 112 of the Electrical Utility Safety Rules, published by the Electrical and Utilities Safety Association of Ontario. This rule requires employers to establish written procedures for rescue operations. It also requires workers to learn and practise the rescue procedures.