Cabinet manufacturer fined $100,000​

One worker suffered hand compression injuries, another's fingers amputated

Decor Cabinets of Morden, Man. has been fined a total of $100,000 for two separate workplace injuries. On April 11, 2016, a worker was manufacturing cabinet drawers. The worker was utilizing a Dodds Clamp machine. The clamping device on the machine was activated using a lever located on the front left side of the machine. While the worker was holding the sides of a drawer between the clamps, she used her left knee to activate the clamp lever. This resulted in the clamp closing on the sides of the drawer while the worker’s hands where still positioned between the drawer and the clamps. Both of the worker’s hands were pinched between the clamps of the machine and the drawer on which she was working. The worker suffered compression injuries to both hands and Decor Cabinets was fined $25,000. 

On Sept. 22, 2016, a Decor Cabinets worker was cleaning the interior components of a Novimat Concept L 2425 Bander machine. The worker’s hand came into contact with a cutting head. The worker sustained lacerations and the partial amputation of his right-hand index and middle fingers. Decor Cabinets was fined $50,000 plus an additional $25,000 payable to Workplace Safety and Health to be used for the purpose of educating the public on matters relating to workplace safety and health.