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Ministry of Labour investigating workplace fatality in Mount Hope

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.

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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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