A $70,000 fine has been levied against a road paving firm for the frightening case of an employee, 37, who was coated with hot asphalt during road maintenance in 2016. The uncovered kettle of molten material was inside a company truck at Danforth and Logan Aves. as road repairs proceeded. When the vehicle made a hard stop, the asphalt splashed onto the man, covering a large part of his body. Firefighters and EMS personnel had to cut away the hardening material both from his clothes and his skin. At the time, fire officials said it took about an hour. Miraculously, he survived. A numbered company operating as R&N Maintenance pleaded guilty to violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act by failing as an employer to take every precaution reasonable in the circumstances for the protection of a worker.
