Parts manufacturer faces a $120,000 penalty
Allied Tooling Technologies Inc., an Ontario-based manufacturer of parts for the automotive, aerospace, and industrial sectors, has been fined $120,000 after pleading guilty in connection with a fatal workplace incident in 2022.
The conviction was handed down by the Ontario Court of Justice in Mississauga on June 18, 2025.
The case stems from a December 18, 2022, incident at the company’s facility located at 4-6198 Netherhart Road, Mississauga, where a worker was killed while operating a computer numerical control (CNC) lathe machine. The worker had been operating the machine alone when the incident occurred. Co-workers later discovered the worker trapped inside the lathe, which had come to a stop.
A subsequent investigation by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour determined that the lathe’s interlock device, designed to prevent the machine from operating when its sliding door is open, had been bypassed.
As a result, the machine was able to run at full speed with the door open. The ministry also found that the machine’s exposed moving parts, specifically the chuck and the workpiece, were not properly guarded.
Under section 24 of Ontario Regulation 851, machines with exposed moving parts must have adequate guards in place. The ministry concluded that Allied Tooling Technologies failed to ensure compliance with this regulation, constituting a breach of section 25(1)(c) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, which requires employers to take reasonable precautions to protect workers.
Justice of the Peace Sapna Butany-Goyal imposed the $120,000 fine, with Crown Counsel Neil Gobardhan representing the prosecution. In addition to the fine, the court applied a 25% victim fine surcharge as mandated by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is allocated to a provincial fund that supports victims of crime.
This conviction follows a series of regulatory enforcement efforts by provincial authorities aimed at addressing machine guarding and worker safety in manufacturing facilities.
According to the Ministry of Labour’s findings, the failure to maintain safety devices like interlock mechanisms can create hazardous conditions for machine operators.
Allied Tooling Technologies has not publicly commented on the court’s decision.
