Police said Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) has taken over an investigation into a worker’s death at a south Edmonton work site Tuesday.
According to police, officers were called to a City of Edmonton work site at 14260 Ellerslie Road just after 3:30 p.m.
They said they were asked to respond to reports of a “workplace accident” there.
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Once officers arrived, police said they found the body of a man in his 40s. The worker was a City of Edmonton employee, the city confirmed.
A city spokesperson said the officers were called to a drainage project site.
Police said OHS is investigating what caused the death and said the accident appeared to have occurred underground.