Worker killed pinned by mobile work platform during Dematic conveyor installation
S5 · 09 Aug 2016 · Dematic · Brampton, ON, Canada
Record
| Company | Dematic |
| Industry | Warehouse automation |
| Type(s) | fatality |
| Date | 09 Aug 2016 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | Brampton, ON, Canada · Warehouse construction site |
| Severity | (fatality or catastrophic loss) |
| Scale | 1 fatality, 1 site |
| Confidence | high |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
A worker was fatally pinned between the guardrail of a mobile elevated work platform and a steel structure while Dematic Ltd. employees installed a conveyor system at an under-construction warehouse in Brampton, Ontario. Dematic pleaded guilty in a Brampton court on March 8, 2018 and was fined $175,000.
Primary source
Publisher: Manufacturing AUTOMATION · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09 Aug 2016 | Worker killed pinned by mobile work platform during Dematic conveyor installation | Manufacturing AUTOMATION | Manufacturing AUTOMATION |
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