Ontario Construction News staff writer
The owner of a concrete company has been fined $75,000 after a forklift and front-end loader collided at its plant in Ilerton, injuring a worker.
In a news release issued on Tuesday (Feb. 27), the province said Coldstream Concrete Limited, 402 Quaker Lane, failed to take every precaution reasonable in protecting a worker at the workplace when the injuries occurred.
A worker was operating several lifting devices, including a forklift and a front-end loader, to move concrete products in and out of a casting area at the company’s main building.
After delivering a product, the worker returned to an outdoor yard with the forklift to pick up another piece.
While on a ramp leading to the main building, the forklift collided with the front-end loader, injuring the forklift operator significantly.
The province said a Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation determined the collision could have been avoided if the company had used a traffic management plan.
In addition to the fine, Coldstream Concrete was ordered to pay a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge.
The surcharge will be credited to a special provincial government fund that assists victims of crime.