Windsor manufacturer CS Wind Canada is facing a $60,000 fine after pleading guilty to failing to protect a worker.
On November 4, 2014, a worker was injured while bending one of the "skirts" that, when connected together, form a wind turbine tower.
During the bending operation, the worker stepped onto the bending machine and inside the rolled skirt to make final measurements prior to welding. The two ends of the skirt which were butted up against each other suddenly moved, trapping part of the worker's body. The worker suffered multiple injuries.
The manufacturer plead guilty under Section 25 of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for not taking every reasonable precaution to protect a worker.
