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Ministry of Labour investigating workplace fatality in Mount Hope

By Lisa Polewski 900 CHML

Posted October 4, 2019 5:49 pm

Updated October 4, 2019 5:50 pm

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The Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace fatality in Mount Hope. Lisa Polewski / 900 CHML

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a fatal workplace accident in Mount Hope.

Hamilton paramedic superintendent David Thompson says paramedics were called to Countrywide Recycling, a scrap metal and waste disposal business on Nebo Road, just before 3:30 p.m. on Friday for a report of an industrial accident.

Male in his 20's struck by equipment at Countrywide Recycling Inc on Nebo Road in Hamilton. Victim pronounced dead on scene. @ONlabour notified. #HamOnt pic.twitter.com/LDJdazoHNK
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A man in his 20s was pronounced dead on scene.

No information about the nature of the accident has been released while the ministry investigates.

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