OTTAWA – Claridge Homes Inc. was fined $55,000 after a worker was injured by a swinging peri box that was rigged to a tower crane.
The incident occurred Oct. 25, 2022 at a highrise construction project at 1707 Carling Ave. in Ottawa.
The conviction was announced July 18 following a guilty plea in the Provincial Offenses Court by Justice of the Peace Karen Baum. Crown Counsel was Dan Phelan.
The Ottawa-based company was the constructor at a highrise project which included the use of a tower crane and formwork equipment.
On the day of the incident, a worker from a company that had been subcontracted to work on the project was helping to hoist a peri box filled with formwork components up to the upper slab.
As the load lifted, it began to swing and move towards the worker, causing a critical injury.
A Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation determined that Claridge Homes failed to ensure that a tag line/guide rope was used to prevent the peri box from swinging towards the worker, as required by section 179(1) of Ontario Regulation 213/91. As such, the constructor breached its duties under section23(1)(a) of the Ontario Health and Safety Act.
The court also imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
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