Domm Construction of Ayton, Ont. has been convicted and fined for its role in a 2020 workplace incident in which a worker was critically injured while performing duties at an Ayton construction site.
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The mishap occurred Oct. 29, 2020. On that date, four Domm employees were working on the construction of a new barn, stated a Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development report. One worker went down the incline to get additional girts. On the way back up, the worker stepped on the end of a girt that had been set in place but not yet nailed in. The unsecured girt slid down the inclined timber of the truss. The unexpected movement caused the worker to fall approximately 16 feet to the concrete floor of the barn and suffer a critical injury.
In addition, despite being exposed to a fall of more than three metres, the injured worker was not protected by a method of fall protection. The workers had personal fall protection harnesses and lanyards at the jobsite, but none of them were wearing the equipment, and there were no lifelines nor retractable lifelines set up on the roof.
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