A 23-year-old man has died following a workplace incident in southwest Ottawa. According to the Ottawa Citizen, the man was reported trapped under heavy equipment at around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday at a worksite on Barnsdale Road.
What We Know
Details on the exact circumstances of the incident have not been released. It is not yet known what type of equipment was involved or what the man's role was at the site.
Ottawa Angle
Barnsdale Road runs through the city's rural southwest, near Richmond, and the incident has prompted concern from residents in the area about workplace safety at local worksites.
Source: Ottawa Citizen
