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RSS FeedsTTC failed to meet safety standards at site of fatal accident
(The Star Theatre)

 
 

23 may 2018 02:38:50

 
TTC failed to meet safety standards at site of fatal accident
(The Star Theatre)
 


The TTC failed to provide proper training to workers prior to a fatal accident at one of its facilities last fall, and lighting at the site didn’t meet safety standards, according to an ongoing provincial investigation.Tom Dedes, a 50-year-old track maintenance worker, was critically injured when he was struck by a work car and pinned against a pickup truck in the yard of the TTC’s McCowan Carhouse just after 2 a.m. on Oct. 1, 2017. According to the TTC, he was off-loading equipment from the truck onto the work car when the car began to move and he was struck by its tail swing. He died in hospital eight days later. The Ontario Ministry of Labour is investigating. While the probe is not yet complete and the ministry has not assigned any responsibility for the incident, copies of two ministry field visit reports obtained by the Star show inspectors determined some conditions at the McCowan yard fell short of provincial safety standards.In an emailed statement, TTC spokesperson Brad Ross said the transit agency was “unable to respond to specific questions at this time” because the incident is still under investigation. But Ross said the TTC was “aware of the Ministry of Labour’s findings to date and have complied with any directions in a timely manner. The TTC is fully committed to a safe work environment for all of its workers.”The TTC is also conducting its own investigation into what happened. According to a ministry report dated March 16, 2018, a provincial inspector determined that “at the time of the incident, information and instruction had not been provided to workers working close to work cars travelling on curved tracks” like the one where Dedes was struck. The report also stated a “line of sight assessment” conducted by inspectors at the site indicated “there are considerable barriers with respect to operators/engineers (sic) ability to see around and behind the vehicle identified as ...


 
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