Glenburnie, Ont.-based Sousa Ready Mix has been fined $80,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured trying to clear sand from a conveyor while it was in motion.
Occupational Health and Safety Act
KINGSTON, Ont.
Glenburnie, Ont.-based Sousa Ready Mix has been fined $80,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after a worker was injured trying to clear sand from a conveyor while it was in motion.
The incident occured on Oct. 22, 2007.
The worker’s arm got caught in the conveyor and was seriously injured.
After trial, Sousa Ready Mix was found guilty under the OHSA of failing as an employer to ensure that the conveyor was cleared only when motion that would endanger the worker had been stopped and the conveyor properly blocked to prevent movement.
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