Concrete block manufacturer fined $50K for 2023 incident
A concrete block manufacturer has been fined $50,000 for its role in a 2023 workplace incident that led to a worker’s injuries.
Richvale York Block Inc. of Gormley has found to have failed to ensure there was a guardrail at the open side of a raised platform on which a worker stood. The company pled guilty to the charge in a London court. It will also pay a 25-percent victim fine surcharge.
The incident occurred on January 27, 2023 at the company’s manufacturing plant on Clarke Road in London.
On the day of the incident, a worker was on the production floor of the facility, bagging and shrink-wrapping manufactured concrete blocks before they were taken to a storage area.
In performing these duties, the worker stood on a platform approximately 29 inches above the work floor.
While using a heat gun to apply shrink-wrapping to a difficult to reach section of a concrete block, the worker stepped backwards and fell from the platform. This resulted in a critical injury.