Oversight failed in Canada meat-plant COVID outbreak
A new report calls the response to a COVID-19 outbreak at a meat processing plant in High River, Canada, a ‘catastrophic failure’ of oversight.
Incident Investigation
Fatal Drilling Incident at Florida Pipeline Company
OSHA has proposed a nearly $166,000 fine against a Florida pipeline company following a fatal accident involving a rotating drill rod at the site.
Construction Firm Fined After Trench Explosion Near Ottawa
A Gatineau-based construction firm was fined CAD 75,000 after adhesive fumes exploded in an unventilated trench at an Ottawa site, injuring a worker.
Construction Firm Fined £120,000 After Fatal Fall
UK construction firm W G Carter Limited was fined £120,000 after a carpenter died in a fall from height due to inadequate fall protection measures.
Company Fined After Fatal Conveyor Belt Crush Accident
Gill Aggregates was fined £24,000 after a 34-year-old production operator died from crush injuries in a conveyor belt at a depot in Dagenham, UK.
TfL fined £2 million after fatal bus crash
Transport for London was fined £2 million after a 74-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a double-decker bus at Walthamstow bus station in London.
Ohio paint maker pleads guilty after fatal explosion
Yenkin Majestic Paint pleaded guilty after an explosion caused by a failed manway door and incorrect gasket on a kettle in Columbus, Ohio, United States.
Companies fined after fatal window fall in London
Two construction firms were fined more than £1.5 million after a 130 kg window fell from a London residential tower and killed a bus driver.
$217,000 fine after fatal lathe accident in Edmonton
Rylex Machine & Supply pleads guilty after a fatal lathe accident in Edmonton, Canada; the judge imposes a $217,000 fine and tightens regulatory oversight.
Inquest into Fatal Drowning of Ontario Driller
Ontario has opened a coroner’s inquest into the 2022 drowning death of a driller, more than four years after the accident at Taylor Mine near Matheson.