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Construction company fined $250,000 after excavation collapse kills two workers in Ajax, Ont.

by Todd Humber January 23, 2025

written by Todd Humber January 23, 2025

A sewer and watermain construction company based in Maple, Ont., has been fined $250,000 after a workplace accident during a road widening project in Ajax, Ont., resulted in the deaths of two workers and injuries to two others. Direct Underground Inc. pleaded guilty in Provincial Offences Court in O...

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Todd Humber

Todd Humber is an award-winning workplace journalist who has been covering the HR, employment law, and workplace safety beats for 25 years. He is the publisher and editor-in-chief at HR News Canada, published by North Wall Media.

Construction company fined $250,000 after excavation collapse kills two workers in Ajax, Ont.

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