Calgary worker killed as trench collapses during Charleswood sewer repair

The body of a worker has been recovered following a workplace accident in a residential neighbourhood in northwest Calgary on Thursday.

Carol Henke, fire department spokesperson, confirmed to Global News that emergency crews were called to the 2600 block of 34th Avenue N.W., in the community of Charleswood, at around 10:45 a.m. Thursday for reports a trench had collapsed.

Late Thursday, the battalion chief confirmed that the worker died as a result of this accident.

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Global News was told that a body of a 27-year-old man was found at around 8 p.m. He was pronounced dead.

The battalion chief added that there was no trench box in place initially so crews had to place one before they could safely enter the trench. It was a difficult process to make the trench safe police said.

According to Henke, one person was in the trench making sewer repairs along an alleyway when one of the sides of the trench collapsed.

The CFD tech rescue team was deployed, as well as an excavator and hydro vac.

Occupational Health and Safety is investigating the incident.