Man killed in workplace incident
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A man was killed in a workplace accident in the Point Douglas area this morning.
Winnipeg police say a 45-year-old man was unloading large bales of recycled paper at a business on Sutherland Avenue around 10:30 a.m. when one of the bales fell on him.
He was rushed to hospital in critical condition but died from his injuries. The victim’s name has not been released.
The man was unloading the bales at Western Scrap Metal Inc. at 18 Sutherland Ave. The incident is currently under investigation by Manitoba Workplace Safety and Health.
It’s the second workplace fatality at the business in five years.
In July 2004, a 30-year-old casual employee was killed when he became entangled in an aluminium baling machine.
Western Scrap Metals Inc. was fined $27,600 two years later when it pleaded guilty to one count under the Workplace Safety and Health Act, of failing to ensure that the bailing machine was operated safely. Court was told the casual worker, Robert Kusch, originally from Saskatchewan, probably became entangled with the equipment while trying to clear the machine of scrap metal bits.
The company had no previous convictions for workplace violations.