More than 13 years after one pipe layer was killed and another injured while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, their employer is in court for a sentencing hearing.
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More than 13 years after one pipe layer was killed and another injured while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, their employer is in court for a sentencing hearing. #bclab
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More than 13 years after one pipe layer was killed and another injured while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, their employer is in court for a sentencing hearing. #bclab
I was doing some genealogy research and discovered a terrible day on the construction site of the original Grand Trunk train station in Ottawa, now the home of the Senate in Ottawa. December 6, 1909.
One guy backed his horses over the edge of the pit that was on what is now the Colonel By side of the property. He died several days later.
The other guy was involved in hoisting timber by ropes. He decided to go with a 2 knot system instead of the 3 knot system that was the standard at the time. His knots failed and the timber came down on him and killed him. There was an immediate inquest and his employer was found liable within days. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was 3 days. I was shocked by both the outcome and how quickly it happened.
How is it possible that over a century later, with all the "advancements" of organized labour, that this has taken this long?
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I was doing some genealogy research and discovered a terrible day on the construction site of the original Grand Trunk train station in Ottawa, now the home of the Senate in Ottawa. December 6, 1909.
One guy backed his horses over the edge of the pit that was on what is now the Colonel By side of the property. He died several days later.
The other guy was involved in hoisting timber by ropes. He decided to go with a 2 knot system instead of the 3 knot system that was the standard at the time. His knots failed and the timber came down on him and killed him. There was an immediate inquest and his employer was found liable within days. I can't remember exactly, but I think it was 3 days. I was shocked by both the outcome and how quickly it happened.
How is it possible that over a century later, with all the "advancements" of organized labour, that this has taken this long?
Yeah… something about justice delayed, justice denied… rings a bell.
