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    :: Saturday, April 23, 2005 ::

    Two Ontario Companies Fined for Workplace Safety Violations Occupational Hazards
    The worker then obtained a shovel to clean up the spilled resin. Some time later the worker was found by a co-worker under the upper of the two stacked bags. Although there were no eyewitnesses to the incident, it is believed the tear in the lower bag caused the resin to drain much like an hourglass and, as it drained, the heavy bag on top became unstable and fell a distance of about 4 feet onto the deceased worker, according to the ministry.
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