Lack of fall protection spurs $30,000 penalty

INNISFIL, Ont. — A company that operates a lining, coating and moulding facility in Innisfil, Ont. was fined $30,000 on Jan. 27, after a worker was observed working on top of a flatbed trailer without a safety harness or other fall protection equipment. A Ministry of Labour (MOL) inspector attended Jebco Industries Inc. on Feb. 13, 2013 for a follow-up inspection, the ministry said in a press release. The inspector noticed the load in a flatbed trailer was covered with a tarpaulin and secured, but there was a forklift on the passenger side of the truck. The forks were raised in the air and loaded with a platform, upon which stood the worker. The MOL release said that the worker had left the platform and climbed on top of the load, about 13 feet from the ground. The inspector saw the worker perch on the edge of the load, while trying to tarp it. Besides the lack of fall protection equipment, the inspector also noticed two workers standing under the load on the forklift, the release said. Nobody was injured in the incident.

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