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September 15, 2010
Traugott Building Contractors fined in electrical accident
TORONTO
Traugott Building Contractors Inc. a Cambridge-based company, was fined $80,000 recently for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that caused an injury to a worker.
On May 26, 2008, a worker employed by Nelco Mechanical Limited, a sub-contractor hired to do mechanical and electrical work at a Walmart expansion project located in Scarborough, was attempting to remove a HVAC unit. The worker cut an electrical supply cable believing it was de-energized and received an electrical shock. Traugott was fined on Sept. 7, 2010.
Traugott Building Contractors Inc. pleaded guilty to failing to ensure that the power supply to electrical equipment was disconnected, locked out of service and tagged before work began.
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