Ontario Court Bulletin: Worker’s Critical Injury Results in $70,000 Fine for Cobourg Company

“Description of Offence: A worker suffered a critical injury after being caught in operating machinery.

Penalty Imposed:

    • Following a guilty plea, Belden Canada Inc. was fined $70,000 by Justice of the Peace Joni E. Glover in provincial offences court in Cobourg; Crown Counsel Neil Gobardhan.
    • The court also imposed a 25-per-cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.”

Article: Worker’s Critical Injury Results in $70,000 Fine for Cobourg Company
Author: Ontario Ministry of Labour
Date:  September 11, 2019

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