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Homeowner Convicted of OHS Offence
A homeowner, who was overseeing the construction of a new family residence in Richmond Hill, Ontario, was fined $20,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
On April 1, 2002, a trim carpenter, who was hired to install door and window trim at a new two-storey home, fell approximately 3.2 metres through a stairwell opening on the first floor to the basement below. The worker was taken to Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, where the worker died the next day.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found there were no guardrails at the sides of the stairwell opening.
The homeowner pleaded guilty, as a constructor, to failing to ensure a guardrail system was used where a worker had access to the perimeter or open side of a floor and was exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres (eight feet) or more.
Homeowner Convicted of OHS Offence
A homeowner, who was overseeing the construction of a new family residence in Richmond Hill, Ontario, was fined $20,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
On April 1, 2002, a trim carpenter, who was hired to install door and window trim at a new two-storey home, fell approximately 3.2 metres through a stairwell opening on the first floor to the basement below. The worker was taken to Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, where the worker died the next day.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found there were no guardrails at the sides of the stairwell opening.
The homeowner pleaded guilty, as a constructor, to failing to ensure a guardrail system was used where a worker had access to the perimeter or open side of a floor and was exposed to a fall of 2.4 metres (eight feet) or more.