| Tuesday, December 13, 2011 |
| Farm owners in B.C. fined $350K for deaths |
| Two companies and three owners of a Langley, B.C. mushroom farm where three men died after being overcome by toxic fumes have avoided jail time. Instead, the judge levied a total fine of $350,000... |
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| Thursday, November 03, 2011 |
| Piece of lumber pierces workers neck in freak accident |
| A 55-year-old man was recovering at a Calgary hospital after a freak workplace accident Wednesday morning in Lethbridge. A piece of lumber pierced the man's neck while he was working at the Triple M Housing plant on Giffen Road N. about 9: 45 a.m... |
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| Wednesday, October 12, 2011 |
| 13 workers hospitalized after workplace explosion |
| Thirteen workers were taken to hospital Thursday when a pipe leaking diesel fuel and hydrogen gas caught fire at a crude oil refinery in Regina and sent an explosion tearing through part of the plant. The fire at the Consumers' Co-operative Refineries facility on the north edge of Regina began... |
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| Thursday, September 29, 2011 |
| Burned welder remains in hospital following workplace accident |
| A West Prince man remains in hospital following a weekend fire in O'Leary, P.E.I. The man was badly burned after his clothes caught fire in a welding accident Ron Phillips, the fire chief for O'Leary, said the man is now at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre in Halifax... |
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| Thursday, September 15, 2011 |
| Fire destroys car dealership |
| A fire has lead to a Dauphin car dealership burning to the ground last weekend. Police and the Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner attended to assist with the investigation at the Kelleher Ford Dealership... |
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| Friday, September 09, 2011 |
| Ontario worker severely burned after drum explosion |
| On August 22, a worker at Masterloy Products Company was moving items on a forklift when one of the drums fell off and exploded, causing the forklift's propane tank to explode as well, says Matt Blajer, a spokesman for Ontario's Ministry of Labour (MoL). The driver of the... |
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| Monday, October 25, 2010 |
| Reducing Fall Hazards |
| lips happen when there is too little traction between footwear and the walking surface or walking surfaces are irregular. Falls occur from one level to a lower level... |
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