Supervisor Jailed 45 days for Occupational Health and Safety Act Violation
An Ontario supervisor has been jailed for 45 days after a worker fell off a roof and suffered permanent paralysis. […]
Prosecutions / Charges
$75,000 Fine for Failing to Report Occupational Disease Claim
The Occupational Health and Safety Act obligation to notify the Ontario Ministry of Labour of accidents and occupational illness claims […]
Real Estate Project Management Firm Fined $100,000 in Workplace Fatality
The death of one of its subcontractor’s employees has resulted in a $100,000 fine to a real estate project management […]
MOL Inpector had not “Pounced” after Putting Employer at Ease about Possible OHSA Charges: Court
An inspector’s alleged statement that, “our branch is different up here. I know in southern Ontario they fine, fine, fine. […]
$110,000 Fine Shows it’s Cheaper to Comply with Orders than Disregard Them
I recently wrote about the cost of failing to report accidents or occupational disease claims to the Ministry of Labour. […]
Engineer Now Facing Both Criminal Negligence, OHSA Charges in Mall Collapse
Police have laid criminal negligence charges against an engineer in relation to the Elliot Lake mall collapse in June 2012. The […]
Backhoe Operator Swings Worker Around “Four Full Rotations”, Convicted of Criminal Assault
In a bizarre case, a backhoe operator has been convicted of assault under the Criminal Code after he tried, in […]
Employer Should have Fixed Safety Issue Before Accident, Not After: Safety Fix did not Merit Lower Fine
An employer’s corrective action taken after an accident did not entitle it to a reduced fine under the Occupational Health […]
Supervisor Jailed under OHSA after Lying to MOL Inspector, Police
In what is still a relatively rare occurrence, an Ontario supervisor has been sent to jail for violating the Occupational […]
Alberta Court imposes large fine for employer in calf-roping case
On October 31, 2013, the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench released the sentencing decision in R. v. XI Technologies Inc., […]
Attack on co-worker who warned of unsafe behaviour gets employee 4 years in prison
An employee who attacked a coworker who warned of safety issues, has been sent to prison for four years. CBC […]
Post-Accident Safety Fixes: An Admission of Liability?
We are often asked whether post-accident fixes or improvements by an employer will be held against it if occupational health […]