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Industrial accident investigations continue

Apr 2, 2008 | ALISON LANGLEY | The Niagara Falls Review

The Ontario Ministry of Labour continues to investigate a recent industrial accident that sent a carpenter to hospital with serious injuries.

The worker fell about four metres while working at the Hilton hotel construction site.

The man, believed to be in his mid-40s, was transferred by air ambulance to Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto.

"Our investigation is continuing," said Bruce Skeaff, spokesman for the Ministry of the Labour.

Meanwhile, the ministry is continuing its investigation into an industrial accident that occurred in Stevensville the same day as the Niagara Falls incident.

A worker at Peninsula Alloy suffered non-life threatening injuries after a furnace he was using exploded.

The 27-year-old man is being treated in the burn unit at Erie County Medical Centre in Buffalo, N.Y.

On Thursday, the Ministry of Labour issued the following orders:

The employer shall insure that a worker exposed to the hazard of injury from contact to a worker's skin with a hot object, hot liquid or molten metal shall be protected by the use of apparel of the use of shield, screen or similar barrier;

The employer shall ensure that workers wear appropriate footwear; - The employer to ensure that material to be charged into molten metal be free from ice or moisture; 

Order to a supervisor to ensure that a worker wears the required protective equipment.