Tentative Plea Deal Reached in Fatal Workplace Explosion Case Involving Ontario Tank Company

Ottawa, Ontario – A tentative plea deal has been reached in connection with health and safety act charges laid against Eastway Tank and its owner following a workplace explosion that killed six employees two years ago. David McCaskill, a lawyer with the Ontario Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, announced that all remaining trial dates in the case had been vacated as of Friday. The case, which was scheduled for a two-month trial, is …

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