A man is dead after an industrial accident at National Steel Car in Hamilton on Wednesday afternoon.
Hamilton paramedics told Global News that the service responded to a call from the rail car manufacturer at Kenilworth Avenue North and Burlington Street East around 5:30 p.m.
Upon arrival, a crew found a man without vital signs that had suffered a traumatic injury.
He was pronounced dead on scene.
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Hamilton police say the deceased is a 51-year-old man and that he was struck by a “large metal item.”
Investigators say the cause of the accident is “not criminal in nature.”
The Ministry of Labour has confirmed it is investigating the incident.
The rail company said in Facebook post it’s operation would be shut down on Thursday and Friday.
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