A workplace death at Lafarge Precast Edmonton has triggered an investigation by Alberta Occupational Health and Safety.
OHS confirmed a worker died at the concrete facility on Saturday morning but declined to provide further details about the victim or what happened.
A spokesperson for Edmonton Fire Rescue Services said firefighters were called to the scene around 7:30 a.m. Saturday morning.
They arrived to find the man already deceased beneath some concrete rubble. The scene was held until OHS investigators arrived.
A crane operator from Lafarge was on-scene to help remove the rubble.
No details were given about what happened or whether any other employees were on-scene when the man died.
Lafarge Precast Edmonton is located at 4425 92nd Avenue.
Police were also called to the scene.
A spokesperson for Lafarge said the company is cooperating with the investigation.
“We are in shock and are extremely concerned about the impact to this individual’s family and friends,” the company said in a statement.