Young Man Dies In Workplace Accident At Landfill Site

On behalf of Preston Parsons of Overholt Law posted in Workplace Accidents on Thursday, March 16, 2017.

Stories of young workers killed or injured while on the job are becoming increasingly common. One recent case involves a young man who lost his life in a workplace accident in Chilliwack, B.C.

The accident happened on February 21st, just before 1:00 p.m. at a landfill site in Chilliwack. The 21-year-old man, an employee of an outside company, was working on a construction project at the site. The project involved working on a 40-foot high "tilt-up" structure which would later be used as a transfer station. The employee was working from this height when he fell to his death.