Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. and BMC Masonry, both of Concord, Ont. were fined $75,000 and $50,000 respectively for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
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Bondfield Construction Company Ltd. and BMC Masonry, both of Concord, Ont. were fined $75,000 and $50,000 respectively for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
On Nov. 29, 2007, an electrician subcontracted by BMC received chest and pelvis injuries after being pinned under a wall that collapsed at a construction project at 90 Greenwood Rd., Stouffville. The electrician was walking next to the concrete block wall when a strong wind suddenly blew it over.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found that a BMC employee had removed the wall’s temporary bracing earlier that day.
Constructor Bondfield Construction Company Limited and employer BMC Masonry pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the wall was designed and constructed to resist the wind and adequately braced to prevent it from collapsing.
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