Montreal lumber producer fined $500K for worker’s death in northwestern Ont.

A Montreal-based lumber producer has been fined $500,000 for the 2022 death of an employee in northwestern Ontario who was killed while trying to repair machinery. (File)

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A Montreal-based lumber producer has been fined $500,000 for the 2022 death of an employee in northwestern Ontario who was killed while trying to repair machinery.

Resolute FP Canada Inc., a producer of wood, pulp, tissue and paper products, operates the Ignace Sawmill. On March 28, 2022, an industrial electrician was attempting to repair a photo-eye on a debarking machine.

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Source: CTV News

 

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