Click the page to go to their ad
ADVERTISER LISTING
2019 Golf Car Calendar..................................26
Advertising Works...........................................33
American Lift Kits..............................................3
Angry Eagle Golf Cart Parts............................42
B-G Parts..........................................................35
C&S Custom Golf Carts....................................7
Cool Carts.........................................................36
Cool Dry Covers...............................................36
Deko Mats........................................................23
Ecocruise................................................... 14, 52
Edward Jones...................................................14
EL Tigre.............................................................19
GMT Golf Cart Accessories.............................50
Golf Car Options Merchandise......................31
itsnever2latebooks.com.................................46
Nordic Plow.....................................................22
Peddle Master.................................................46
PowerFilm Solar................................................7
Small Vehicle Resource..................................47
Stop & Go...........................................................7
Suite Seats.........................................................3
Super Bright LEDs...........................................47
The Ninety Degree..........................................45
The Stinger.......................................................11
Towel It Up.......................................................36
Vegas Carts & Performance.............................9
Vegas Golf The Game.....................................47
Wheelz LLC................................................ 25, 30
X-iT Outdoors..................................................14
Contact us about how you can save 50% on advertising: [email protected]
LEGAL NEWS
Golf cart injury in plant results in
$90,000 fine for FCA in Windsor
Following a guilty plea, FCA Canada Inc., was fined
$90,000 in provincial offences court in Windsor by
Justice of the Peace Susan Hoffman; Crown Counsel
Dan Kleiman.
Background:
The worker was directly employed by a custodial
services provider which contracted with FCA Canada
Inc. to provide cleaning and custodial services at the
plant.
The injury involved an industrial electric golf cart
that workers routinely used while performing custodial
duties. The primary use of the carts was to carry janito-
rial supplies, tools and personnel within the workplace.
On the day of the incident, the worker parked the
golf cart being used and began walking away, then
returned to the cart to retrieve an item. While reaching
into the cart, the cart unexpectedly began travelling
under its own power.
The worker was struck and was pinned against a
building column, suffering critical injuries.
The golf cart was owned by the defendant, FCA
Canada, and was manufactured in 2006.
A Ministry of Labour engineer examined the golf
cart and made the several findings.
The cart’s seat interlock switch was not properly
maintained and was constantly engaged, allowing the
cart to move under its own power without an operator
in the driver’s seat. When functioning properly, this
switch is designed to ensure that the cart cannot move
under its own power without an operator in the seat.
A contributing factor was that the key-switch was
non-functional, as the key could be removed while the
switch remained in the “on” position. When properly
functioning, this key-switch is designed to secure and
disable the vehicle because the key can only be re-
moved in the “off” position. As a result, the cart could
not be disabled or secured by the operator.
The parking brake was also found in less-than-ad-
equate working condition and did not secure the cart
when parked. When the worker reached into the cart
the accelerator pedal was inadvertently activated,
possibly when an item fell off the seat onto the pedal,
causing the cart to accelerate.
Section 25(1)(b) of the Occupational Health and
Safety Act states that “an employer shall ensure that
the equipment, materials and protective devices pro-
vided by the employer are maintained in good condi-
tion.”
The defendant failed to ensure that the industrial
golf cart used by the worker on December 1, 2016 was
maintained in good condition.
-Ministry of Labour
JANUARY 2019
49