Ontario Ministry of Labour Court Bulletin Convicted: FNX Mining Company Inc. o/a KGHM International (FNX); head office 66 Wellington Street West, Toronto, Ontario. Location: The company’s copper ore mine (Morrison Mine) near Onaping (Sudbury area), Ontario. Description of Offence: A worker [Read more]
Seven mine rescue teams from across Ontario will test their emergency response knowledge and skills 1,750 feet under Lake Huron in the world’s largest salt mine during the 68 th annual Ontario Mine Rescue Provincial Competition in Goderich, Wednesday and Thursday, June 7 and 8. Compass Minerals, [Read more]
Changes to mining health and safety regulations SUDBURY, ON–As of January 1, 2017, amendments to Regulation 854 Mines and Mining Plants of the Occupational Health and Safety Act became law. The regulatory changes relate to risk assessments, water and traffic management programs, and recording [Read more]
WAWA, ON – May 6-8th, teams from the Thunder Bay/Algoma District competed in the Mine Rescue Competition. Congratulations to: 1st place Barrick-Hemlo team and Technician Jason Leclair 2nd place Wesdome Gold Mines; In addition to overall rankings, among the winners in specialty categories [Read more]
SUDBURY, ON – FNX Mining Company Inc. and one of its supervisors have pleaded guilty to safety violations at the Craig Mine in the City of Greater Sudbury and fined a total of $88,000. On September 7, 2013, two workers at the mine were assigned the task of backfilling a stope (a production [Read more]
KINGSTON, ON – Hydro One Networks Inc. has pleaded guilty and has been fined $325,000 after a worker was killed while moving power equipment at the electricity transmission and distribution company’s Hinchinbrooke Distribution Station. On March 5, 2013, a crew of five workers at the [Read more]
Ontario Strengthening Protections for Vulnerable Workers Today, Bill 18, the Stronger Workplaces for a Stronger Economy Act, 2014, passed third reading with all party support in the Ontario legislature. The new act supports Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy, and is designed to further [Read more]
Ontario Chief Prevention Officer George Gritziotis is “extremely distressed by number of workplace fatalities related to falls.” From childhood onward, every single one of us has fallen at one time or another. Whether it was a tumble from a bicycle or piece of playground equipment, you quickly [Read more]
Vale Canada Limited Fined $1,050,000 After Two Workers Fatally Injured SUDBURY, ON – Vale Canada Limited Vale Canada Limitée (“Vale”), a Toronto-based company which owns and operates an underground mine in the City of Greater Sudbury called the Stobie Mine was fined $1,050,000 [Read more]
THUNDER BAY, ON – Chad Shostal, a Thunder Bay construction supervisor, was fined $10,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured. On July 12, 2011, Mr. Shostal, who was working for an independent contractor, was supervising workers shingling the [Read more]
Goldcorp Canada Ltd. Fined $50,000 After Safety Violation July 14, 2011 Dryden, ON – Goldcorp Canada Ltd., carrying on business as Musselwhite Mine, an underground gold mining operation, was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a Ministry of Labour [Read more]
January 19, 2011 McGuinty Government Makes It Easier And Faster To Get Important Documents Government publications ordered online through ServiceOntario will now be delivered to Ontarians within six business days, or customers may be eligible for a refund of up to $100. Ontario was the first [Read more]
Worker Killed, Another Injured: Essar Steel Algoma Inc. Fined $325,000 Total October 12, 2010 SAULT STE. MARIE, ON – Essar Steel Algoma Inc. was fined $300,000 today for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) that caused a worker’s death. The company was fined [Read more]
