Employer has been held accountable after an investigation

A Toronto-based propane distributor has been fined $375,000 after a workplace fatality involving a 1,000-gallon steel propane tank, the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development announced Thursday.

Superior General Partner Inc., operating as Superior Propane, pleaded guilty in the Ontario Court of Justice in Sudbury. The case was heard by Justice of the Peace Sharon Ashick, with Crown counsel Patrick Travers. In addition to the fine, the court imposed a 25% victim fine surcharge under the Provincial Offences Act, which will be credited to a provincial fund supporting victims of crime.

The charges stemmed from an incident on Nov. 17, 2023, at a commercial property located on Wellington Street West in

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