Prosecutions

At SAFE Manitoba, our goal is to help workers and workplaces get through each day safely and without injury or illness. 

In pursuit of the objectives of The Workplace Safety and Health Act, it is necessary to prosecute individuals or firms who are in contravention of the Act.

We publish this information to inform and educate both employers and workers of their legal responsibilities in the hope that some may learn from the experiences of others. Until now, these prosecutions were published in the Legally Yours section of the SAFE Manitoba newsletter distributed by the Workplace Safety and Health Division – but now you can also read them online, right here in the Prosecutions section. 

Any similarity between the names of persons charged and those not connected with the infraction or operation are coincidental. 

 

Recent Prosecutions

 

Company: Wheat City Sandblasting & Painting Ltd.
Sector:
Amount: $30,050
Date of penalty: Jan 7, 2010
A worker suffered severe head trauma as a result of being blasted by high-pressured silica sand when the nylon couplers connecting the sandblasting hoses came apart. The company was fined for failing to ensure that a worker used procedures, in the course of sandblasting a tanker, that minimized risk to safety.

Company: Standard Manufacturers Services (2008) Ltd.
Sector: Manufacturing
Amount: $36,050
Date of penalty: Dec 17, 2009
A worker’s pinky finger was amputated when it came in contact with a rotating band saw blade.  The company was fined for failing to conduct a job hazard analysis for the operation of a DoAll Band Saw.

Company: Triple E Canada Ltd.
Sector: Recreational vehicle manufacturing
Amount: $60,050
Date of penalty: Nov 19, 2009
A worker's middle, ring and pinky finger were amputated when they came in contact with a shear blade. The shear was guarded, but the guard was located high enough on the shear that workers could and did put their hands near the point of operation. the company was fined for failing to conduct a job hazard analysis for the operation of an aluminum shear.


Company: ICE Marketing & Consulting Ltd.
Sector: Recreational industry product manufacturing
Amount:$72,500
Date of penalty: Nov 5, 2009
On June 16, 2006 a worker was fatally injured when the crate of tempered glass he was attempting to uncrate became unstable, causing the worker to lose his balance and fall backwards off an eight-foot ledge onto a concrete floor. The company was fined for failing to ensure the safety and health of all its workers.


Company: Shelmerdine Ltd.
Sector: Landscaping
Amount: $80,550
Date of penalty: Aug 20, 2009
On Oct 10, 2006 a worker was fatally injured when he was crushed between the bottom step and front panel of a Bobcat Skidsteer. The company was fined for allowing a worker to operate a skidsteer loader without being secured in the safety restraints in the driver's seat to protect the worker from contact with moving parts of the loader.


Company: KC Manitoba Ltd.
Sector: Cabinet manufacturing
Amount: $38,940
Date of penalty: April 2,2009
On Aug 30, 2006 a worker's left index finger was partially amputated when her hand came in contact with a rotating drill bit. The company was fined for failing to make sure that a worker used safe work procedures when using the drill press.


Company: Superior Truss Company
Sector: Residential Construction
Amount: $60,000
Date of penalty: Feb 5, 2009
On May 12, 2005 a worker was electrocuted when the crane he was operating came into contact with an overhead power line. The company was fined for failing to train its workers on safe operation of the equipment for the task of placing steel I-beams.


Company: Jacobson & Grenier Ltd.
Sector: Residential Construction
Amount: $24,050
Date of penalty: Jan 29, 2009
The company was fined in the July 21, 2006 incident for which Giesbrecht Drywall and Stucco was also fined for failing to make certain that Giesbrecht Drywall and Stucco (sub-contractor) ensured competent supervision for its workers to that scaffolding was safely and properly erected and secured.


Company: Giesbrecht Drywall and Stucco
Sector: Masonry, drywall and insulation contracting
Amount: $20,000
Date of penalty: Jan 22, 2009
On July 21, 2006 three workers were injured when the access scaffolding on which they were standing failed. One worker suffered two broken ankles, of which one resulted in his leg being amputated below the knee. A second worker suffered a broken ankle and the third worker suffered bruises to his neck, left shoulder and arm. The company was fined for failing to inform, instruct and train workers on the proper procedures for erecting and securing scaffolding.

For prosecutions before 2009, select the year which you want to view.

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