Canduct Industries Limited and Worker Fined $62,000 After Workers Injured

London, ON – Canduct Industries Limited, a London insulation components manufacturer, was fined $60,000 for violations of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after two workers were injured in separate incidents. Another worker was also fined $2,000.

On April 25, 2011, a worker was using a table mounted router to cut fiberboard at the company’s London facility. The router did not have a guard to protect the worker from its moving blade. As the worker was cutting the material it kicked back and the worker’s hand slid into the blade. The worker suffered hand injuries.

On October 6, 2011, a different worker was operating a table saw at the same facility. This machine was also not equipped with a guard to prevent access to its moving blade. The worker passed a piece of material over the moving blade and it kicked back, causing the worker’s hand to slide into the blade. The worker suffered hand injuries.

On October 20, 2011, a Ministry of Labour inspector was doing a follow-up inspection of the workplace. The inspector noticed another worker operating a table saw without its guards adjusted to provide protection from the moving blade.

The worker pled guilty to failing to ensure that the machine was properly guarded to prevent access to its moving blade. The worker was fined $2,000.

Canduct Industries Limited pled guilty to two counts of failing to ensure that a machine was properly guarded to prevent access to its moving parts. The company was fined $30,000 for each offence.

The fines were imposed by Justice of the Peace Jamie Shortt. In addition to the fines, 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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