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Major Guelph Company Fined After Worker Hurt on the Job
- Linamar Corporation, based in Guelph, Ontario, received a $350,000 penalty following a serious injury sustained by an employee at their Independence Place facility on June 30, 2023.
- The injury occurred during a broach stick tool change directed by an acting supervisor when a 460-pound broach stick fell from a crane onto the worker due to safety procedure failures.
- Investigators found the crane controls were not functioning as designed and Linamar failed to ensure the broach stick was safely handled, violating its Occupational Health and Safety Act obligations.
- Last month, Linamar entered a guilty plea and was ordered to pay a total of $437,500, which includes a 25 percent victim fine surcharge. Additionally, the company will be subject to a two-year period of probation as an organization and must adhere to a Safety Compliance Plan approved by the court.
- The sentencing requires the company to improve safety measures and reflects prosecution for failing to protect workers, with fines allocated partly to a provincial fund for victims of crime.
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