August 17, 2010
Survivor of swing-stage accident that killed 4 men files lawsuit
The sole survivor of a swing-stage accident in Toronto last Christmas Eve that killed four men has reportedly filed suit seeking $16.3 million in damages.
Word of the suit comes just days after the Ministry of Labour laid 61 charges against two companies and certain company officials.
The Globe and Mail says the lawsuit filed by 22-year-old Dilshod Marupov names the companies involved and the Ontario Ministry of Labour.
Marupov, who is from Uzbekistan, fell 13 storeys when a swing-stage he was on to repair balconies on a Toronto apartment building snapped in half.
Both his legs were crushed, his spine was broken, and he was in hospital for several months.
On Friday, charges were laid against Metron Construction of Toronto and Swing N Scaff of Ottawa under the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
The charges include failure to ensure workers used proper devices to prevent them from falling and failure to ensure the platform was not overloaded.
When asked about the civil lawsuit, Matt Blajer, a Ministry of Labour spokesman, said the ministry could not comment.
“We are suing them because we think they have a duty that they didn't exercise properly,” said Marupov’s lawyer, William Friedman.
Allegations in the lawsuit have not been proven in court.
-Canadian Press
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