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Fines, court rulings and incidents from Europe and North America: 718 cases from 32 jurisdictions, each with an official source and checked against that source before publication. Filter by country, area of law and sector. Click a chart to drill down one level.

1case from 1 jurisdiction
€140,306Total of monetary amounts
€140,306Median per case with an amount

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1 case

22 May 2025 Brunner Manufacturing & Sales Ltd. (Tecna Forge)Forge Tecna Forge: fatal fall during first-time press maintenance – CA$220,000 Canada, ONWorkplace safety and accidents €140,306

In 2023, two employees of the forge in Niagara Falls removed a spacer from a press for the first time; instead of the guide bolts prescribed in the manual, they used makeshift steel bolts and left the piston assembly, weighing around 1.25 t, hanging from the crane. The load swung out, and a worker fell to the ground with it and died. The company had not informed the employees of the dangers of deviating from the operating manual; fine of CA$220,000 plus victim fine surcharge.

What organisations can take from it

Maintenance tasks performed for the first time require instruction based on the manufacturer's manual – improvising with heavy loads ends in fatalities.

Relevance to training and awareness

Working in accordance with the operating manual on infrequent maintenance tasks

Missing or inadequate training played a role in the decision.

Authority / court
Provincial Offences Court Welland (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)(d) Occupational Health and Safety Act (Ontario)
Action
Fine
Status of proceedings
final
Sector
Steel and metals
Mitigating circumstances
Guilty plea.
Published
20 Jun 2025

Original amount 220,000 CAD, converted at the ECB reference rate of 22 May 2025.

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

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