HAMILTON, ONT. \u2014 New Horizon Development Group (Waterdown) Inc. and TKEM Electric Ltd., both of Burlington, Ont., are facing significant fines in relation to a 2022 incident where a worker was killed after falling from the roof of a building under construction.<\/p>\n
On August 16, 2022, an electrician was running wire to the roof of a two-storey commercial building under construction at 40 Mallard Trail in Hamilton.<\/p>\n
According to an Ontario government court bulletin, while on the roof, the worker suffered a fatal fall to the ground below. The roof had a parapet wall along its perimeter with no temporary fencing or guarding at the roof\u2019s edge. Access to this part of the roof was from a stairwell that was not locked. The stairwell and roof had no signs warning about the fall hazard.<\/p>\n
As a result of an investigation, it was determined New Horizon failed, as a constructor, to ensure there were warning signs of the fall hazard on the roof as required by\u00a0section 23(1)(a)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Occupational Health and Safety Act.<\/p>\n
TKEM Electric Ltd. failed, as an employer, to\u00a0provide the worker with information, instruction or supervision related to the fall hazard posed by the roof\u2019s edge, as required by\u00a0section 25(2)(a)<\/a>\u00a0of the Act.<\/p>\n