Contractors Fined $125,000 Total After Worker Injured
May 28, 2010 11:20 AM
On November 29, 2007, an electrician subcontracted by BMC received chest and pelvis injuries after being pinned under a wall that collapsed at a construction project at 90 Greenwood Rd., Stouffville. The electrician was walking next to the concrete block wall when a strong wind suddenly blew it over.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found that a BMC employee had removed the wall's temporary bracing earlier that day.
Constructor Bondfield Construction Company Limited and employer BMC Masonry pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the wall was designed and constructed to resist the wind and adequately braced to prevent it from collapsing.
The fines were imposed by Justice of the Peace Tina Rotondi-Molinari. 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.
Court Information at a Glance
Location: Ontario Court of Justice
Newmarket, Ont.
Judge: Justice of the Peace Tina Rotondi-Molinari
Date of Conviction: May 27, 2010
Defendants: Bondfield Construction Company Limited (constructor, fined $75,000)
2032686 Ontario Limited carrying on business as BMC Masonry
(employer, fined $50,000)
Matter: Occupational Health and Safety
Conviction: Ontario Regulation 213/91, Section 31(1)
Crown Counsel: Jennifer Malabar
Contacts
- Matt Blajer
Communications Branch
416-326-7405
Ministry of Labour
ontario.ca/labour