Company involved in double near-miss in Vancouver has record of safety violations.
The company responsible for a demolition that went dangerously wrong last week has been ordered to stop all work in Vancouver, and it’s not the first time the company has faced questions about safety.
Videos of the two walls collapsing were posted on YouTube, and the video of the first collapse has already reached more than 180,000 views. It is also one of the most widely viewed videos here on DemolitionNews.com.
The company responsible is Global Excavating and Demolition, based in Surrey and run by Karmjeet and Jagjeet Panesar. The company reportedly has a history with WorkSafe BC; in the past three years, it’s received six compliance orders, including one for an excavation.
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