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Worker dead after suspected fall at Tsuut’ina First Nation dealership construction site

A 43-year-old worker died June 20 at the construction site of the new Big 4 Motors dealership on the Tsuut'ina First Nation.

A 43-year-old man is dead following a suspected jobsite fall on the property of a yet to be opened vehicle dealership just west of Calgary city limits.

EMS officials confirm a paramedic crew was called to a location on Weaselhead Road, just south of Grey Eagle Drive, on the Tsuut’ina First Nation around 8 a.m. Tuesday for reports a worker had suffered a fall.

Paramedics located a man in serious, potentially life-threatening condition and attempted to resuscitate him. The man was pronounced dead on scene.

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The site is the future home of the new Big 4 Motors dealership.

Rob Coleman, Big 4 Motors general manager, called the incident “very sad and tragic.”

“We offer our deepest condolences to the friends and family on their loss,” said Coleman in a statement to Global News.  “We are co-operating with the investigators as they work to determine the cause.”

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According to the Tsuut’ina Nation Police Service, Occupational Health and Safety Alberta is investigating the incident.

The dealership is scheduled to open this fall.

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