Brantford company fined $50K after 2 workers injured on the job
A Brantford company has been fined $50,000 after two workers were injured while on the job, according to a news release from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
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Posted: Jan 31, 2021 10:12 AM ET | Last Updated: January 31
Two workers were injured on June 19, 2018, when a heavy electrical panel fell over while it was being moved.(Shutterstock)
A Brantford company has been fined $50,000 after two workers were injured while on the job, according to a news release from the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development.
Lorik Tool & Automation Inc., a small business and manufacturer of custom automated machinery located at 19 Copernicus Boulevard, failed to ensure that there was a procedure in place to prevent material from injuring workers by tipping or falling.
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A tool and die company has been fined $50,000 for an accident that injured two workers at its Copernicus Boulevard plant.
On June 19, 2018, the two men were trying to load a five- by 2.5-metre electrical panel that weighed more than 1,800 kilograms at Lorik Tool and Automation Inc. They were hurt when the panel flipped over while it was being moved.
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The Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development conducted an investigation and found there was no proper procedure in place for loading such a panel onto a truck and that the panel had not been secured against the possibility of falling.
Article content This article was edited to correct information that the provincial offences court, not the superior court of justice, may reopen.
The Provincial Offences Court in Cornwall may reopen Friday, if health measures are approved, and might allow in-person appearances on Jan. 25 for the first time since October.
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“Once the Ontario Court of Justice is advised that a Provincial Offences court has implemented all the necessary health and safety measures, in-person appearances may begin at that location,” said the Ontario Court of Justice in a press release.
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