Occupational Health and Safety Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 834

CRITICAL INJURY — DEFINED

Historical version for the period June 28, 1991 to June 6, 2021.

Last amendment: 351/91.

Legislative History: 351/91.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. For the purposes of the Act and the Regulations,

“critically injured” means an injury of a serious nature that,

(a) places life in jeopardy,

(b) produces unconsciousness,

(c) results in substantial loss of blood,

(d) involves the fracture of a leg or arm but not a finger or toe,

(e) involves the amputation of a leg, arm, hand or foot but not a finger or toe,

(f) consists of burns to a major portion of the body, or

(g) causes the loss of sight in an eye.  R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 834, s. 1.