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Chatham, Ont. man dies after falling from TV antenna in industrial accident

FILE PHOTO. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy

Chatham-Kent, Ont., police say a man has died after a fatal industrial accident.

Police say around 1:30 p.m. Thursday, officers responded to an incident on Indian Creek Road West.

A 60-year-old Chatham-Kent man reportedly fell from a television antenna.

Police say he sustained life-threatening injuries.

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The man was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead.

His identity has not been released.

The Ministry of Labour has taken over the investigation.

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