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Kingston, ON – SMG Canada Ulc., carrying on business in partnership with Arcturus SMG Canada, a company that manages public facilities, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.

On November 18, 2009, two of the company’s workers at K Rock Centre in Kingston were unpacking a crate containing sheets of tempered arena glass. The workers removed the front panels of the crate and looked at the glass inside. The glass looked like it was tipped away from them. One of the workers left the area while the other worker cut the straps securing the glass in the crate. The glass, which was not actually tipped backwards in the crate, fell onto the worker.
The worker sustained leg injuries.

A Ministry of Labour investigation found that the worker had never unpacked glass crated this way and the worker had not been advised that it was a safety hazard to unpack glass without assistance.

SMG Canada Ulc., carrying on business in partnership with Arcturus SMG Canada, pleaded guilty to failing to acquaint the worker with any hazard in the unpacking of the glass.

The fine was imposed by Justice of the Peace Lorraine Watson. In addition to the fine, the court 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.