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RCMP respond to workplace fatality in northwestern Alberta

UPDATE: (Published on May 8, 2019) Construction accident in Alberta’s energy sector kills two workers

Police officers and personnel with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety responded to a workplace death in northwestern Alberta, a spokesperson for the RCMP said on Tuesday evening.

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Details about the victim and what happened were not disclosed but the spokesperson told Global News the incident unfolded in the Fox Creek area.

An OHS spokesperson told Global News the incident occurred at about 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday but that they could not provide further details.

Fox Creek is located about 260 kilometres northwest of Edmonton.

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