OTTAWA — Ottawa-based concrete contractor Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd. is facing an $80,000 fine after a worker was seriously injured in a 2022 incident involving a fly form.
According to the Province of Ontario, the incident occurred on Dec. 5, 2022. The worker was helping co-workers with the disassembly of two concrete fly forms. The forms were being used in the construction of an 18-storey building.
The worker was holding one end of a 21-foot hinged wing of the form and a co-worker held the other end while waiting for a shore jack that was supporting the wing to be removed. They planned to hold and lower the hinged wing once the jack was removed. However, once the shore jack was removed, the hinged wing did not immediately drop as it was stuck in the extended position.
A co-worker reached for a pry bar to free the wing, but as they did so, the wing swung downward and injured the worker, the provincial court bulletin describes.
An investigation by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development found the company failed to ensure the hinged fly wing was moved in a manner that did not endanger the worker as required by section 37(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, and contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Following a guilty plea in Ottawa Provincial Offences Court, Bellai Brothers Construction Ltd. was fined on Jan. 23, 2025 by Justice of the Peace Mahamud Elmi.
Recent Comments