injuries
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It’s International Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) Awareness Day!
Focus is on musculoskeletal disorders that affect 4.5 million Canadians.
Two workers burned in explosion at Edmonton area industrial park
Two men were flushing out a tanker trailer unit in a wash bay at a hazardous waste business when explosion occurred.
MacDonald Steel fined $75,000 for workplace mishap
Worker fell unprotected from a blast room roof, suffered fractures and a concussion.
Five people hurt in Magna plant explosion
Incident took place on a manufacturing line at Dortec Industries, a division of Magna.
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Pine beetle taking some blame in fatal BC mill explosions
A tiny insect that’s devouring BC’s forestry industry is now being fingered by industry and union officials as a key suspect in the deadly explosions of two sawmills over the past three months.
UPDATE: Second worker dies following BC sawmill explosion
A massive explosion and fire at the Lakeland sawmill in Prince George, BC on April 23 has claimed a second life.
Ontario safety inspectors blitzing industry
Ontario safety inspectors will be blitzing workplaces for the remainder of October to ensure workers are properly equipped with safety gear.
