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    An electrical company and supervisor were fined a total of $60,000 after three workers suffered burns from an arc flash while working on an energized electrical system. O'Connor Electric Ltd was fined $55,000 for failing to establish safety procedures to protect workers from electrical shock and burns. The supervisor, Mike Walker, was fined $5,000 for failing to ensure the power was disconnected before work began, as required. The burns occurred when workers installed a new disconnect switch while the electrical system was still energized during an upgrade at a mall in London, Ontario.

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    An electrical company and supervisor were fined a total of $60,000 after three workers suffered burns from an arc flash while working on an energized electrical system. O'Connor Electric Ltd was fined $55,000 for failing to establish safety procedures to protect workers from electrical shock and burns. The supervisor, Mike Walker, was fined $5,000 for failing to ensure the power was disconnected before work began, as required. The burns occurred when workers installed a new disconnect switch while the electrical system was still energized during an upgrade at a mall in London, Ontario.

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    Fined Total of 60K After Workers Suffered Burns

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    An electrical company and supervisor were fined a total of $60,000 after three workers suffered burns from an arc flash while working on an energized electrical system. O'Connor Electric Ltd was fined $55,000 for failing to establish safety procedures to protect workers from electrical shock and burns. The supervisor, Mike Walker, was fined $5,000 for failing to ensure the power was disconnected before work began, as required. The burns occurred when workers installed a new disconnect switch while the electrical system was still energized during an upgrade at a mall in London, Ontario.

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    Ministry of Labour

    Kitchener Electrical Company, Supervisor Fined Total of $60,000 After


    Workers Suffered Burns
    June 12, 2019 12:30 P.M.

    Convicted: O'Connor Electric Ltd, 9 Centennial Drive, Suite #2, Ontario, a provider of electrical
    services on construction projects; Mike Walker, work crew supervisor.

    Location: Electrical room #9, White Oaks Mall, 1105 Wellington Road, London, Ontario.

    Description of Offence: Three workers received burns from an arc flash while working on an
    energized electrical system.

    Date of Offence: January 11, 2018.

    Date of Conviction: June 10, 2019.

    Penalty Imposed:

     Following guilty pleas, Justice of the Peace Sonia Aleong fined O'Connor Electric Ltd.
    $55,000 and Mike Walker $5,000 in London provincial court. Crown Counsel: Judy L.
    Chan.
     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.

    Background:

     On January 11, 2018, a six-person crew, including supervisor Mike Walker, were
    working in electrical room #9 to upgrade the electrical services. The upgrade was to shut
    down the existing service, install a new switch (disconnect) and new electrical wiring.
     Three workers prepared the service to receive the disconnect.
     While workers installed the disconnect, an arc flash occurred, which meant the system
    was in fact energized.
     Three workers received electrical burns.
     O'Connor Electric Ltd. failed as an employer to establish and implement written
    measures and procedures as prescribed in Section 190(2)(a) of Ontario Regulation
    213/91 (for Construction Projects).
     Section 190(2)(a) of the regulation provides that an employer shall establish and
    implement written measures and procedures to ensure that workers are adequately
    protected from electrical shock and burn.
     Supervisor Mike Walker failed as an supervisor to ensure workers had followed Section
    190(4) of the Regulation for Construction Projects.
     Section 190(4) requires "the power supply to the electrical equipment, installation or
    conductor shall be disconnected, locked out of service and tagged ... before the work
    begins, and kept disconnected, locked out of service and tagged while the work
    continues."

    Janet Deline Communications Branch Available Online


    molmedialine@ontario.ca Disponible en Français
    416-326-7405

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