Man dead following industrial accident at National Steel Car in Hamilton: police

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a workplace death at a Hamilton railroad manufacturer, according to police.

The incident involved a 51-year-old man who was sent to hospital after an industrial accident at National Steel Car in Hamilton.

Paramedics say the male was taken to a local trauma centre with vital signs absent just after 8 p.m. on Monday.

The Ministry says two investigators were dispatched to the scene with the initial probe discovering industrial material fell on a worker at the site.

Hamilton Police say the fixture was a 900 kilogram bulkhead from the end wall of a train car.

National Steel Car has been issued one undisclosed reporting requirement to the province in connection with the fatality.

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The investigation is ongoing, according to the Ministry.

In 2021, the Ontario director of the United Steelworkers (USW) asked for a review of the health and safety program at National Steel Car.

Marty Warren tied his request to the deaths of two union workers who died just eight months apart at the facility. Both incidents were confirmed to Global News as workplace fatalities by the ministry of labour.

The first of the incidents was on Sept. 2, 2020, and involved 51-year-old USW member Fraser Cowan. He was pronounced dead at the scene after he was struck by a “large metal item,” according to Hamilton police.

Meanwhile, Collin Grayley, 35, died on April 23, 2021, after he was found unconscious and transported to hospital with vital signs absent, according to the ministry.