A contractor at Teck Resources’ Fording River Operations in southeastern B.C. has died.
The fatal incident occurred around 8:40 a.m. Monday, the company said in a statement.
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United Steelworkers Local 7884 said a worker was operating a floating excavator in a tailings pond and it rolled over.
“We are all deeply saddened by this tragic incident and loss of life,” Robin Sheremeta of Teck Resources said in a statement.
The company said the RCMP and B.C. Ministry of Energy, Mines & Petroleum Resources, and other authorities have been notified, and an investigation is underway.
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