NAVAN, ONT. – An electrical contracting company providing powerline and utility services, Sega Group Inc. of Navan, Ont., has been fined after a worker was injured in a July 2023 incident.
Sega Group Inc. was the constructor of a project to replace five existing concrete street light posts on the east side of Manotick Main Street, east of downtown Ottawa.
On July 12, 2023, workers were removing the first post, which had a poured concrete base, making it very heavy, an Ontario court bulletin notes.
To prevent the post from falling, the operator of a crane truck hoisted the post and attempted to lower it to the ground.
While doing so the operator pressed the button that released the clamp holding the top of the post. The concrete post toppled and injured a nearby worker.
A Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development investigation determined the operator did not have a crane training certificate and lacked sufficient experience and knowledge to operate the equipment.
Therefore, Sega Group Inc. failed, as an employer, to ensure that no worker operated a crane or similar hoisting device unless trained in its safe operation, contrary to  of Ontario Regulation 213/91 and  of the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Following a guilty plea in the Ontario Provincial Offences Court in Ottawa on May 22, 2025, Â the company was fined $50,000 by Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour.
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