February 7, 2011

Glass company fined $70,000 in death of worker

TORONTO

Ely’s Glass Company Limited, a Toronto company that sells and installs windows, was fined $70,000 on Jan. 27 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused a worker’s death.

On Sept. 9, 2009, a worker from Ely’s Glass was replacing a window in an apartment building in Toronto. To remove the window pane, the worker cut a hole in it from the inside and reached through to pry it out of the window frame. The worker was standing on a ladder, which slipped. The worker fell and their arm hit the sharp edge of the window pane and was cut severely. The worker eventually succumbed to their injuries.

An investigation found that the worker was not wearing protective clothing and the sharp edge of glass in the window pane was not covered to protect the worker.

Ely’s Glass Company Limited pleaded guilty to failing to ensure a worker was protected from the hazard.

DCN News Services

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