Lafarge Canada Inc Fined $115,000 After Worker Suffers Electrical Shock
October 13, 2017
A contract worker received an electrical shock after coming into direct contact with 47,500 volts of electricity. The power supply to the device was not disconnected, locked out of service and tagged before any work was done, contrary to Ontario Regulation 851/90 (the Industrial Establishments Regulation) and the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA).
Date of Offence: March 2, 2016
Date of Conviction: October 12, 2017, by Justice of the Peace Donna I. Doelman in Provincial Offences Court/Ontario Court of Justice, 97 Thomas Street East, Napanee, Ontario; Crown Counsel Jai Dhar
Penalty Imposed
- Lafarge Canada Inc. was fined $115,000 after pleading guilty to the offence of failing as an employer to ensure that the power supply to an electrical installation, equipment or conductors was disconnected, locked out of service and tagged before any work was done and while being done on or near live exposed parts of the installations, equipment or conductors. This is an offence contrary to section 25(1)(c) of the OHSA.
- The court also 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.
