An Ontario judge has decided that criminal charges against a
Project Manager should go to trial.
The charges against Vadim Kazenelson, Project Manager for Metron
Construction, arise from the tragic Christmas Eve 2009 incident in
which four workers on a suspended scaffold fell 14 stories to their
deaths.
In July 2012, Metron Construction pleaded guilty to charges,
arising out of the same incident, of criminal negligence
causing death and was fined $200,000.00 plus a $30,000.00 Victim
Fine Surcharge. Metron's owner, Joel Swartz, pleaded
guilty to four charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and
Safety Act and was personally fined $90,000.00 plus a Victim Fine
Surcharge of $22,500.00. Our July 17, 2012 post on the fines
against Metron and Swartz can be found
here.
