Toronto workplace accidents leave one dead and five injured

Toronto workplace accidents on June 2 resulted in one fatality and five injuries in three separate incidents, prompting urgent investigations by Ontario’s Ministry of Labour and safety authorities. This is reported by the railway transport news portal Railway Supply.

A fatal accident occurred around 12:10 p.m. at a Metrolinx rail yard in Mississauga. Peel Regional Police responded quickly to the site on Goreway Drive, where paramedics pronounced the man dead at the scene.

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Metrolinx confirmed the death and expressed condolences to the worker’s family. The company said the matter remains under investigation by law enforcement and the labour ministry, with no further details currently available.

Scaffolding failure adds to Toronto workplace accidents

Earlier that morning, two construction workers were seriously injured in a trench collapse near Edmund Avenue and Weston Road. The trench, about eight feet deep, buried the men up to their waists.

Toronto Fire Services stabilized the site using shoring panels before extracting the workers. Both victims, a man in his 50s and another in his 20s, were transported to a trauma centre with life-threatening injuries.

Division Commander John Davidson said unstable soil near old foundations likely caused the collapse. He added that dry, warm weather and a lack of proper reinforcement made the trench extremely hazardous.

Just two hours later, three more workers were injured when scaffolding gave way at a residential construction site. The accident occurred near Queen Street East and Silver Birch Avenue in The Beaches neighborhood.

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Emergency responders found three men with serious injuries and took them to a trauma centre. Police later reported that all injuries were non-life-threatening.

Trevor Shand of GT Shand Contracting stated two employees fell from about 20 feet. One suffered a head injury, and another sprained his wrist. He suspects aging or faulty scaffolding might be to blame.

Shand paused roofing operations and is awaiting an inspection from the Ministry of Labour before resuming. Authorities are actively investigating all three Toronto workplace accidents that occurred on June 2.

Source, photo: www.thesafetymag.com

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