Workplace Death
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Chatham, Ont. man dies after falling from TV antenna in industrial accidentPolice say around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to an incident on Indian Creek Road West where a 60-year-old Chatham-Kent man reportedly fell from a television antenna.CanadaJul 24
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27-year-old dies after workplace incident at Kingston’s Novelis plantAn internal investigation is underway after a 27-year-old man died during a workplace incident at a Novelis aluminum plant in Kingston, Ont.CanadaJun 10
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Explosion kills employee: Former Nova Scotia autobody shop owner gets heftier fineA judge has increased the fine imposed on a former autobody shop owner who pleaded guilty last year to workplace safety violations that contributed to the death of a mechanic.CanadaMay 25
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Crown seeks $1M fine for company liable in Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital construction deathEric Ndayishimiye had worked for Banff Constructors for just under six months at the time he died while working on what became the Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital.CanadaMay 22
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‘Charley paid the biggest price’: B.C. mom calls for regulatory change after son’s tug sinksCharley Cragg, a 25-year-old Tsawwassen man, was killed when the small tugboat Ingenika went down in the Gardner Canal while towing a barge from Kitimat to Kemano.NewsApr 28
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Sask. government marks National Day of Mourning amid pandemic, calls for paid sick leaveThe National Day of Mourning is observed to pay to tribute to people killed, injured or stricken with illness at the workplace.PoliticsApr 28
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London, Ont., marks National Day of Mourning following tragic yearApril 28 is dedicated each year in recognition of those across Canada who have died, been seriously injured or become ill on the job or in relation to their work.HealthApr 28
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Employer found guilty in 2016 death during Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital constructionBanff Constructors has been found guilty under Saskatchewan’s Occupational Health and Safety Act in the workplace death of Eric Ndayishimiye.CanadaApr 14
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Finning Canada worker killed, another injured at worksite in west EdmontonThe grave injuries happened while an employee was servicing an excavator in the Finning Canada yard near 180 Street and 104 Avenue on Wednesday.CanadaApr 1
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Families frustrated with justice process in Alberta workplace deathsFor most cases in Alberta, it takes two years for the Occupational Health and Safety investigation to conclude if there are charges in a fatal case.CrimeMar 9
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