KING, ONT. – Based out of King, Ont., E.H.E. Construction Group Inc. is facing a hefty $140,000 fine after a worker was critically injured at a residential construction project in 2023.
According to an Ontario court bulletin, on Jan. 20, 2023, the company was working on an addition to a single-family home, including adding to the basement.
In order to make space for the addition, workers cut the existing concrete basement and intended to remove the cut sections of the wall later, leaving them in place without bracing.
On the day of the incident, a section of the concrete wall collapsed, critically injuring a worker.
As a result of an investigation, the company failed to ensure every part of a project, including a temporary structure, was adequately braced to prevent any movement that may affect its stability or cause its failure or collapse, as prescribed by  of Ontario Regulation 213/91 and contrary to their duties as an employer under  and to their duties as a constructor under  of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Following an ex-parte trial in the Provincial Offences Court in Newmarket, the company was fined a total of $140,000 by Justice of the Peace Premji on Nov. 3, 2025.
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