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Man injured in Hamilton construction accident

By Laura Hampshire 900 CHML

Posted February 26, 2019 2:27 pm

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The Hamilton Fire Department had to extricate a worker from a trench after a construction accident. Andrew Collins

A man in his 60s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a construction accident in Hamilton.

It happened just before noon on Tuesday, when the man was hit by a backhoe and fell into a trench on Marshall Avenue, in the Upper Kenilworth and King’s Forest Drive area.

Hamilton fire crews conducted a rope rescue to extricate the man from the ditch.

The Ministry of Labour has been notified.

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The victim’s name has not been released.

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UPDATE | F19007484 | Incident Type: ROPE RESCUE | Loc: 16 MARSHALL AV HAM @ UPPER KENILWORTH AV/KING'S FOREST DR
— HamOnt Fire Dept (@HFD_Incidents) February 26, 2019

Male in his 60s has been rushed by @HPS_Paramedics to @HamHealthSci trauma center. Patient struck by a backhoe then fell into into a trench on Marshall Avenue. Ministry of labour notified #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/uqNS3CwDnI
— Andrew Collins (@ACollinsPhoto) February 26, 2019

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