Two Ottawa-area companies were fined a total of $133,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice recently following an incident in which a worker was injured.
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Two Ottawa-area companies were fined a total of $133,000 in the Ontario Court of Justice recently, following an incident in which a worker was injured.
Justice of the Peace Louisette Girault heard that on May 2, 2006, at a construction project in Ottawa, a worker was installing a beam to support roof trusses when the beam gave way and the worker fell nine to 11 metres to the ground.
The worker was employed by Horizon Construction Group Ltd., of Nepean, Ontario, a sub-contractor hired by Brigil Homes of Gatineau, Quebec, to work on the project. Court heard the worker was not wearing fall protection and suffered numerous injuries.
Brigil Homes of Gatineau, Que., was found guilty of failing as a constructor to ensure that a worker was adequately protected by at least one of the prescribed methods of fall protection. This was contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 and to section 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
On May 29, the company was fined $100,000.
At the same time, Horizon Construction Group Ltd. was fined $33,000 after pleading guilty to failing as an employer to ensure that the worker was adequately protected by at least one of the prescribed methods of fall protection, contrary to section 26.1(2) of Ontario Regulation 213/91 and section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
In addition to the fines, the court imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge on the total, as required by the Provincial Offences Act.
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