UPDATED: Worker found dead in Penticton

By Jules Knox Global News

Posted March 26, 2018 3:01 pm

Updated March 26, 2018 7:10 pm

1 min read

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Click to play video: 'Worker found dead at construction site' — Here's a look at the scene a day after a worker was found dead at the construction site. WorkSafeBC is investigating – Mar 26, 2018

A worker has been found dead at a construction site in Penticton.

WorkSafeBC was called to 949 Holden Road just before 9 p.m. on Sunday.

Roofing Contractors Association of BC says @WorkSafeBC regulation that any height over 10 feet means roofers must be secured either in a restraint or arrest. In this case an anchor would've been attached to the building for a lifeline/harness system. Something went very wrong. https://t.co/GkQU7hKbJE
— Shelby Thom (@Shelby_Thom) March 26, 2018

Police said in a news release that the 59-year-old man’s death is an accidental work-related fatality.

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The man had fallen from a structure on the site, according to RCMP.

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B.C. Coroners Service and WorkSafe BC continue to investigate.

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