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Woman suffers life-altering injuries in Guelph workplace accident

Ontario's Ministry of Labour is investigating an incident at a business in the City of Kawartha Lakes.
Ontario's Ministry of Labour is investigating an incident at a business in the City of Kawartha Lakes. file

The Ministry of Labour is investigating after a woman was severely injured on a job site in Guelph’s south end.

Guelph police say the accident occurred at the intersection of Gordon Street and Gosling Gardens around 2 p.m. Wednesday when the woman was struck by a machine.

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Other reports also indicate the woman became trapped under a skid.

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The 24-year-old woman was taken to Guelph General Hospital but later had to be airlifted to St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto for treatment of severe and life-altering injuries.

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Guelph police have also joined the investigation but say that the incident does not appear to have been suspicious in nature.

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