A man in his 40s was sent to hospital after an industrial accident at a Stony Creek steel fabricator on Friday morning.
Hamilton paramedics were dispatched to Nova Steel at 830 South Service Road, just before 8 a.m., for reports of an injured worker.
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Spokesperson Dave Thompson said the call came in around 8 a.m., and upon arrival, emergency crews found a 40-year-old man with “critical injuries.”
“He suffered multiple system trauma,” said Thompson, adding that they were “crushed-type traumatic injuries.”
The victim was transported to hospital.
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Ontario’s Ministry of Labour has confirmed they dispatched investigators to the factory on Friday afternoon.
“It was reported that a worker was struck by a steel coil sustaining injuries,” spokesperson Janet Deline told Global News, “Two inspectors from the Ministry of Labour have been assigned to investigate.”
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