An Ontario-based company has been fined $170,000 following the death of an employee, who was killed after being pulled into moving machinery
In 2017, employees at the Severn quarry were preparing machinery to go back into production after the customary six-week winter shutdown. Two workers were clearing the tension pulley of a conveyor. They had opened the wire mesh gates which restricted access to the pulley, and two were right beside the conveyor.
While removing ice buildup on a pulley on the conveyor, a metal bar being used by the worker was caught by the pinch point formed between the conveyor and the steel drum of the pulley.
As the conveyor moved, the bar was pulled in, and the worker holding the bar was pulled in with it, suffering fatal head injuries as a result. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency services.
Walker Aggregates Inc pleaded guilty and was fined by Justice of the Peace Neil Burgess.
