Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after a gravesite collapsed at a northwest Calgary cemetery on Monday, injuring one man.
The incident happened as a worker was digging a grave at the Queen’s Park Cemetery in the 3200 block of 4 Street northwest at around 9 a.m.
The Calgary Fire Department said the worker was standing at the edge of a grave when it collapsed and he fell in.
The fire department’s technical rescue team was able to stabilize the excavation and rescue the injured worker from the grave.
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The victim was assessed on scene by EMS and then taken to hospital in stable condition with non-life-threatening injuries.
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