Precision Drilling Worker Killed In Northern Alberta Drilling Rig Incident

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after a 31-year-old man was killed in a workplace incident in the northern part of the province Sunday night.

In a news release issued on Monday, the RCMP said its officers and other emergency crews were called to an incident at a worksite about 60 kilometres south of Grande Prairie.

Police said the man died of his injuries after he was “struck by heavy machinery during worksite operations” at a site near Wapiti Road.

OHS said the fatal incident happened at a drilling rig site at around 9:30 a.m. The employer is Precision Drilling.

OHS has not issued any orders.

Source: Global News