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Elora, Ont. man dead after industrial accident in Guelph: police

Police said a homeowner received a phone call on Thursday from someone claiming to be his granddaughter. She reportedly needed $18,000 in order to be released from custody. Matt Carty / Global Guelph

Police say an Elora man died following an industrial accident at a construction site in Guelph.

Officers were called to the area of Gordon Street and Clair Road just before 9 a.m. on Monday.

They said a small excavator had tipped over, ejecting the operator and trapping him under the machine.

The victim, a 49-year-old Elora man, was removed from under the excavator but efforts to revive him were not successful.

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Paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

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Police said the Ministry of Labour is now investigating.

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