When someone leaves for work, his or her family naturally
expects them to come home again when the day is done. Sadly,
sometimes that does not happen. The family of one man received
tragic news after he perished in a
workplace accident in British Columbia's neighbouring
province.
On November 1, 2016, an accident occurred at a tunneling project
in Edmonton. Police responded to a call at around 3:30 p.m. at a
site in the southwest area of the city. A 44-year-old city worker
was found dead at the scene, approximately 20 meters below
ground.
The man was part of a crew digging a 155-meter tunnel for a
sewage pipe. Apparently, the man became pinned between a conveyor
belt and the wall of the tunnel. Occupational Health & Safety
is investigating the cause of the accident. In the meantime, all
other tunnelling projects in the city have been temporarily halted,
pending the results of the investigation.
