The province's Ministry of Labour is investigating after a worker at a precast concrete manufacturer in Ilderton was seriously injured Wednesday after they became pinned underneath a large concrete culvert.
Few details are known, but police said the incident occurred around 11 a.m. at Coldstream Concrete Ltd. at 402 Quaker Lane.
In an email to AM980, Ministry of Labour Spokesperson Benjamin Lim said the concrete culvert was in the process of being moved when it fell and injured the worker. A ministry inspector has been assigned and is heading to the scene, he said.
A 38-year-old man was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, said Middlesex OPP Const. Max Gomez. The concrete culvert reportedly weighed around 23,000 kilograms.
"The Middlesex OPP doesn't have an exact estimate of the weight of the concrete block, however from the scene I understand that the use of a heavy crane was used to move the concrete block, so it would have been of considerable weight," Gomez said.
Gomez said the OPP would assist the Ministry of Labour if required.
Coldstream Concrete Ltd., established in 1945, employs 70 people and manufactures concrete catch basins, maintenance holes and products for the sewer and water main industry, according to the company's website.
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