Man airlifted to hospital with critical injuries after workplace fall in Shelburne, Ont.

Provincial Police in Dufferin County say a 50-year-old man was airlifted to hospital after a workplace incident in Shelburne, Ont. on Tuesday.

OPP issued a tweet at 2:42 p.m. saying the injured man had fallen 12 feet “into the foundation of an unbuilt home” on Potawani Road.

A spokesperson for Ornge Air told Global News the man had been transported to a London hospital with critical injuries.

A spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour said that the incident occurred on a development project for Fieldgate Homes.

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They said that an inspector for the ministry was at the scene on Tuesday and that an investigation is underway.

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