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NAVAN, ONT. \u2013 An electrical contracting company providing powerline and utility services, Sega Group Inc. of Navan, Ont., has been fined after a worker was injured in a July 2023 incident.<\/p>\n
Sega Group Inc. was the constructor of a project to replace five existing concrete street light posts on the east side of Manotick Main Street, east of downtown Ottawa.<\/p>\n
On July 12, 2023, workers were removing the first post, which had a poured concrete base, making it very heavy, an Ontario court bulletin notes.<\/p>\n
To prevent the post from falling, the operator of a crane truck hoisted the post and attempted to lower it to the ground.<\/p>\n
While doing so the operator pressed the button that released the clamp holding the top of the post. The concrete post toppled and injured a nearby worker.<\/p>\n
A Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation determined the operator did not have a crane training certificate and lacked sufficient experience and knowledge to operate the equipment.<\/p>\n
Therefore, Sega Group Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that no worker operated a crane or similar hoisting device unless trained in its safe operation, contrary to\u00a0section 150(2)(a)<\/a>\u00a0of Ontario Regulation 213\/91 and\u00a0section 25(1)(c)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Occupational Health and Safety Act.<\/p>\n Following a guilty plea in the Ontario Provincial Offences Court in Ottawa on May 22, 2025, \u00a0the company was fined $50,000 by Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n