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Falconbridge Limited fined $50,000 for health and safety violation [Canada]
Falconbridge [now part of Xstrata]...was fined $50,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act that resulted in burns to an employee…[A] worker was transferring "sulphuric acid"...from one railway tank car to another when the acid sprayed from a hose. The worker suffered minor burns…A Ministry of Labour investigation found the tank was not completely depressurized when the worker detached the hose…Following a trial, Falconbridge was found guilty of failing...to ensure the pressurized tank was drained before the hose was detached…