Kitchener company, CEO fined after Ministry of Labour investigation

By CityNews Kitchener Staff

Posted Jan 27, 2023 06:20:00 PM.

A Kitchener manufacturing company and its CEO have been fined $100,000 combined following an investigation by the Ministry of Labour. 

THS Industries Ltd. and its Director, Xiaoye He, were found culpable for machine guarding violations and failing to ensure equipment, materials and protective devices were provided for nail-maker machines.

The ministry started investigating in December of 2021 after anonymous complaints were made that workers were bypassing machine guarding devices on the machines, which put them at risk. 

Inspectors then found unfixed access gates on several machines and multiple fixed guards had been removed.

While no one was hurt, the ministry said workers could've been seriously injured. 

THS Industries Ltd. was fined $85,000 and the company's CEO was fined $15,000 after pleading guilty. The court also imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge. 

According to the ministry, this was the third conviction in six years for THS Industries Ltd.

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