Ontario’s Ministry of Labour is investigating after an employee suffered serious injuries while working at a residential construction project in Alderville First Nation late last week.
Around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, emergency crews responded to an injured worker at a residential construction site in the community of Roseneath. Initial reports were that the worker was struck by a large metal pipe.
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According to the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development, a worker was injured while working on a new residential construction project.
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The individual was first taken to Northumberland Hills Hospital in Cobourg and then airlifted to a Toronto-area trauma centre.
The ministry on Monday said an inspector went to the site and issued two requirements to the employer Herb Lang Well Drilling Ltd.
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The investigation is ongoing, says ministry spokesperson Anu Dhar.
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