A coroner’s inquest into the death of a Fredericton construction worker has resulted in several recommendations aimed at improving workplace safety in …
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A reforestation company has been acquitted of all occupational health and safety charges related to a 2020 workplace fatality in northern Alberta. …
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Fish farm facing workplace safety charges after fatal accident in Newfoundland and Labrador
Two companies and a supervisor are facing workplace safety charges following a fatal accident at a Newfoundland and Labrador fish farm in …
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Equipment supplier fined $350,000 after worker’s death in Edson, Alta.
An Alberta-based equipment supplier has been fined $350,000 after pleading guilty to an Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) violation related to a …
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Calgary machining company fined $420,000 for workplace fatality involving lathe
A Calgary machining company’s $420,000 fine and conviction on multiple workplace safety violations following a 2019 fatality has been upheld in court. …
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B.C. construction company goes to trial 12 years after worker’s death
By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 12 years after a B.C. construction worker was killed on the job, his employer and the …
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New Brunswick court upholds conviction, jail time for supervisor in death of 18-year-old construction worker
The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of a construction site supervisor for criminal negligence causing the death of …
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Windsor, Ont., company fined $180,000 following fatal workplace injury
Saturn Tool & Die (Windsor) Inc., an automotive parts manufacturer based in Oldcastle, Ont., has been fined $180,000 after pleading guilty in …
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Four Winds Construction fined $130,000 after workplace fatality on road widening project
A Concord-based construction company has been fined $130,000 after a worker was fatally injured at a road widening project in Vaughan, Ontario. …
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By Andrew Bates | Telegraph-Journal The sister of a man who died on a construction site near Sussex, N.B., said her brother would …