2006652 Ontario Limited/Innovative Industries Fined $80,000 After Worker Dies In Fall October 20, 2014 4:00 P.M.Ministry of Labour BRANTFORD, ON - 2006652 Ontario Limited, carrying on business as Innovative Industries, has pleaded guilty and has been fined $80,000 after a worker suffered a fatal fall through a skylight on an industrial building. On November 15, 2012, workers were performing roof repairs and installing new roofing materials on a building at 148 Mohawk Street in Brantford. The surface of the roof contained numerous skylight units and the work undertaken that day required workers to walk throughout the roof surface. A worker was sent to assemble materials and tools and was last seen walking across the roof to do so. A short time later another worker discovered the dome of one of the skylight units was broken and looked down to see the worker lying face down on the concrete floor below, a distance of about 23 feet. At the time of the incident there were no safety devices such as guardrails, barriers or protective covers in place around or over the skylight units while workers were performing roof repairs. The worker who died was not using any type of fall protection equipment or system. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the company did not take reasonable precautions to protect the safety of the worker, as required by law. Innovative Industries pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable precautions such as installing temporary guardrails or barriers around a skylight or installing a temporary skylight screen, grate or cover of material capable of handling any load imposed by a worker, or ensuring that a worker working near a skylight used a travel restraint system or a fall restricting system. The company was fined $80,000 by Justice of the Peace Marsha Farnand in Provincial Offences Court in Brantford. In addition to the fine, the court 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. Court Information at a Glance Location: Provincial Offences Court 102 Wellington Square Courtroom #1 Brantford, Ontario Judge: Justice of the Peace Marsha Farnand Date of Sentencing: October 15, 2014 Defendant: 006652 Ontario Ltd. carrying on business as Innovative Industries 81 Elgin Street (registered address) 85 Morell Street (principal place of business) Brantford, Ontario Matter: Occupational health and safety Conviction: Occupational Health and Safety Act Section 25(2)(h) Crown Counsel: Shantanu Roy
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 08:05:03 +0000
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