Construction company fined $250,000 after tragic 2022 trench collapse in Ajax, Ontario
A Maple, Ontario construction company has been fined $250,000 after two workers were killed in a tunnel collapse at a site in Ajax in the summer of 2022. Direct Underground Inc., pled guilty in ...
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Ministry continues investigation into fatal Ajax trench collapse
The Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development said it has issued three requirements to Grascan Construction Ltd., the company leading the work, and one requirement to Direct ...
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In Austin, a Rare Prosecution over Worker Death in Trench Collapse
The 13-foot-deep trench they were working in partially collapsed, and they immediately notified their supervisor. No one was hurt. Hours later, according to the federal Occupational Safety and ...