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Auto Manufacturer Fined $850,000 After Workers Killed
May 25, 2010 4:00 PM
Burlington, Ont. - Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited was fined $850,000 today for violations under the Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) after two workers were killed in separate incidents.
On January 31, 2008, a worker was fatally injured at Ford's Oakville assembly plant after being crushed between two forklifts. The worker was standing beside a forklift when a co-worker reversed another forklift into the worker. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the forklift operator did not keep a clear view of the vehicle's path of travel while reversing.
On January 14, 2009, a worker driving a lift truck carrying an unsecured pallet was killed at Ford's Bramalea parts distribution centre. While the worker was driving the lift truck down a narrow aisle, the pallet struck a storage rack. The worker was crushed between the pallet and the vehicle. A Ministry of Labour investigation found that Ford's material movement policies and procedures were not adequate.
Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited pleaded guilty to two counts of failing to take all reasonable precautions in the circumstances to protect the safety of the workers.
The fine was imposed by Justice of the Peace Jerry Woloschuk. 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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Credit: The Waterloo Regional Record, Date: Friday June 26,2009, Section C, Page 5
 
2009 Central Ontario Regional Truck Driving Championship Winners
Straight Truck:
1. Place: Joe Kuntz Koch Transport Cambridge
2. Place: Rob Marshall Maple Leaf Foods Kitchener
Single Axle Tractor/Single Axle Trailer:
1. Place: Rick Dobie Conway Freight Hamilton
2. Place: Clary Ward Conway Freight Hamilton
3. Place: Jason Ryckman Conway Freight Hamilton
Single Axle Tractor/Tandem Axle Trailer:
1. Place: Ryan Teskey Blue Water Milk Transport London
2. Place: Bryon Winfield Home Hardware Stores St Jacobs
3. Place: Max Valkenier Conway Freight Hamilton
Tandem Tractor/Tandem Trailer:
1. Place: Larry Ruoho Challenger Motor Freight Cambridge
2. Place: Shawn Matheson Home Hardware Stores St Jacobs
3. Place: Don Lascelles Transfreight Inc Woodstock
B-Trains:
1. Place: Wayne Burnett Maple Leaf Foods (Rothsay Div) Moorfield
2. Place: Pete Rashke Linamar Transportation Guelph
3. Place: Wayne Ballagh Home Hardware Stores St Jacobs
Rookie Award: Max Valkenier Conway Freight Hamilton
Safety Award: Pete Mosher Maple Leaf Foods Kitchener
Grand Champion: Rick Dobie Conway Freight Hamilton
Past Truck Driving Championship Results Click Here
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