Winnipeg packaging company fined nearly $44,000

Worker suffered serious finger injuries

Winnipeg packaging company fined nearly $44,000

Winnipeg-based Advance Paper Box has been fined $43,750 by the government of Manitoba.

 

On Oct. 25, 2016, an Advance Paper Box worker was operating a machine that forms, glues and shapes paper material into trays or boxes. While attempting to clear a jam, the worker reached into the machine and suffered serious finger injuries.

 

The company did not notify the workplace safety and health (WSH) branch of the incident until the following day.

 

Advance Paper Box pleaded guilty to failing to take reasonable measures to ensure the safety, health and welfare of its employee, and failing to notify the WSH branch of a serious incident involving its employee as quickly as possible.

 

Source: Government of Manitoba