One man is dead after suffering a significant fall at a condo building construction site in Chestermere on the weekend.
Emergency crews responded to a location in the 200 block of Chelsea Road, on the west end of Chestermere, at around 12:30 p.m. Sunday following reports a worker had suffered a fall, according to Stuart Brideaux, EMS public education officer.
Brideaux confirms the worker, an adult male, was taken by ground ambulance in serious, potentially life-threatening condition to the Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary. The severity of his injuries had officials considering airlifting the injured man to hospital, but STARS Air Ambulance was not available at the time.
It’s not believed anyone witnessed the incident and the 911 call was made after the man was found on the ground. The worker is believed to have fallen roughly 12 metres (approximately 40 feet).
An RCMP spokesperson confirmed to Global News that officers did respond to the construction site but could not speak about the matter as Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) is leading the investigation.
On Monday afternoon, OHS confirmed that the worker had suffered a fall and later died.
“It is always tragic when a worker dies on the job,” said an OHS spokesperson in a statement to Global News. “OHS is investigating a fatal workplace incident that occurred on a residential construction site in Chestermere on Nov. 26. One worker has died after falling from a height. As this is an active investigation, no further information will be provided.”
Global News has reached out to the builder. As of early Monday afternoon, the request has not garnered a reply.
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