Injury spurs $50,000 penalty

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Anixter Canada Inc., a wire, cable, communications and security product company, was fined $50,000 on Feb. 10 after a worker was injured in 2013. On July 24 of that year, an employee of Anixter was using an order picker forklift to move empty pallets at the company’s warehouse, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) said in a release. The employee was operating the forklift in reverse down an aisle, with the pallets stacked loosely on the forks, when a pallet contacted a nearby rack. The rack was pushed into the operator’s compartment, pinning him and injuring his leg. Anixter pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that materials were carried or moved in a way that did not endanger the safety of a worker.

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