ThermoEnergy Structures of Braeside, Ontario, has been fined $60,000 after a fatality resulting from the use of a bucket truck.
An investigation from Ontario’s labour minister determined the worker was not wearingfall protection.
The incident took place in 2019, in Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario.
While assisting in the erection and assembly operations from the interior of the structure under construction, the worker fell from the bucket to the ground sustaining critical injuries.
The worker was taken to a nearby hospital where they were admitted to the ICU.
Two weeks after the incident, the worker was pronounced dead from complications resulting from their injuries.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)
