Guelph, ON - Linamar Holdings Inc., carrying on
business as Transgear Manufacturing, a Guelph car part manufacturer, was fined
$150,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a
worker was injured.
On May 20, 2009, a worker at the company's
facility in Guelph was trying to determine the cause of a leak in a machine.
The worker opened the cage surrounding the machine and went into the enclosed
area. The worker had not been told that the area contained exposed parts that
were electrically charged. The worker's head came into contact with a charged part
of the machine, causing electrical shock and burns.
Linamar Holdings Inc., carrying on business as
Transgear Manufacturing, was found guilty of failing to provide information
about the presence of electrically charged exposed parts in the enclosed area of
the machine. The court also found that the company failed to provide
information, instruction and supervision to a worker on the safe procedure for dealing
with a leak.
The fine was imposed by Justice of the Peace James
Ziegler. In addition to
the fine, the court 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.
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