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€309,578Total of monetary amounts
€309,578Largest single case: Maple Lodge Farms Ltd.
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  1. Maple Lodge Farms Ltd. €309,578 100 % · 1 case

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27 Aug 2026 Maple Lodge Farms Ltd.Poultry processor Maple Lodge Farms: CA$500,000 after CO2 leak without gas detection system Canada, ONWorkplace safety and accidents €309,578

In March 2024, a CO2 hose on a vacuum mixer ruptured in the deli area of the plant in Brampton; around 16,000 pounds of carbon dioxide escaped and one worker suffered life-threatening injuries. There was no CO2 sensor with an alarm. Following a guilty plea, a fine of CA$500,000 plus a 25 % victim fine surcharge.

What organisations can take from it

Wherever refrigerant or inert gases are used in quantity, a gas detection system is part of the basic equipment.

Authority / court
Provincial Offences Court Brampton (Ermittlung: Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development)
Area of law
Health and safety and employment law · Workplace safety and accidents
Legal basis
Section 25(2)(h) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Food and agriculture
Mitigating circumstances
Guilty plea; permanently installed CO2 sensor after the incident.
Published
27 Aug 2026

Original amount 500,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 27 Aug 2026.

Checked against the official source on 25 Sep 2026 · Direct link

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