A workplace injury has resulted in a $50,000 fine for an Essex County company, according to the Ministry of Labour. Essex Weld Solutions Ltd. at 340 Allen Avenue, Essex , a steel fabrication and assembly company, was convicted on July 20, 2026 and sentenced on Sept. 25. The location of the workplace was 50 Victoria Avenue North in Leamington. On March 17, 2025, a worker was critically injured while adjusting a mobile roller conveyor, states the MOL news release. The MOL says the company failed, as an employer, to ensure that the conveyor was securely blocked to prevent it from tipping while undergoing maintenance, contrary to Section 46 of Ontario Regulation 851, Industrial Establishments. Following a guilty plea in Windsor Provincial Offences Court, Essex Weld Solutions Ltd. was fined $50,000 by Justice of the Peace Susan Whelan. The court also imposed a 25 per cent victim fine surcharge as required by the Provincial Offences Act. The surcharge is credited to a special provincial government fund to assist victims of crime.
