COALHURST, Alta. – A man in southern Alberta is dead after he was struck on the head while lifting a concrete block with a crane.
The 23-year-old Lethbridge resident was killed early Thursday afternoon near Coalhurst, about 210 kilometres south of Calgary.
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The man was pronounced dead at hospital.
His name has not been released.
RCMP say a preliminary investigation shows the victim was fatally injured when a shackle hooked to the block snapped and hit him.
Police and Occupational Health and Safety are investigating.
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