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Worker injured in partial collapse of Port Hope house; OPP investigating


July 4, 2018
By The Canadian Press
Compliance & Enforcement Health & Safety Construction occupational health and safety RCMP Workplace accident -- injury

PORT HOPE, Ont. – Provincial police say a man is in a Toronto-area trauma centre after an industrial accident in Port Hope, Ont.

OPP say the accident occurred Tuesday afternoon as construction workers were repairing a home.

Investigators say a man suffered a serious injury when part of the building collapsed.

They say the injured worker was taken to hospital by air ambulance. OPP say the cause of the collapse is under investigation.

Copyright (c) 2018 The Canadian Press

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