ministry of labour
Ajax, Ont. meat plant fined $82,500 for workplace accidents
Separate incidents in 2014 and 2015 resulted in two workers losing parts of their hands.
Lock out of Velan’s unionized workers ends in Montreal
New collective bargaining agreement lasts three years.
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Ont. summer industrial safety blitz is on!
Ontario inspectors are focusing on new, young workers.
More than 3,600 safety orders from Ontario blitz
Focus was on machines not properly guarded, locked out or blocked.
GM Canada fined $160K for injured worker at Oshawa plant
Worker suffered multiple broken bones after being pinned by a fallen lift table in Dec. 2012.
Toyota Canada fined $65K after worker’s arm broken at Ontario plant
Worker got arm trapped between the moving line and the stationary power platform trying to prevent a shut down.
Essar Steel Algoma fined $250,000 for three OHSA violations
Incidents involved burns from a molten steel and a fireball, a fall and a falling cart.
Five people hurt in Magna plant explosion
Incident took place on a manufacturing line at Dortec Industries, a division of Magna.
