Ontario Construction News staff writer
A Newmarket construction company has been fined $75,000 after a worker was fatally injured at a construction site in Uxbridge.
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development (MLITSD) says 2671475 Ontario Inc. failed to ensure a worker was protected by means of a signaller as outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The worker was fatally injured on Nov. 30, 2021, while moving pallets of blocks with a forklift.
The Ministry says the forklift’s right-side mirror had limited visibility due to its positioning and blockage by the machine’s boom and hoses. As the operator did not have a clear view of the path of the machine’s travel, it was required that a signaler assist.
Contrary to the signaler requirements of the regulation, the contract worker was not in full view of the forklift operator and was not clear of the intended path of the machine’s travel, a statement from the MLITSD said.
By failing to provide a signaler, as outlined in section 104(3) of Ontario Regulation 213/91, 2671475 Ontario Inc. violated section 23(1)(a) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.