OPG Zapped With Hefty Fine

Ontario Power Generation has been fined $125,000 for a violation under the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured at the Atikokan operating station.
In January 2008, an equipment operator used a bypass key to circumvent the lockout system and open a hatch door to equipment that was still energized.
A worker used a flashlight, causing an arc flash of electricity that burned the worker’s hand, arm and chest.
A Ministry of Labour investigation found the key used to bypass the lockout system was available to workers.