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A worker has died after workplace incident at Fort Hills oilsands site

Apr 30, 2019 | 6:00 AM

An investigation is underway after a male worker with a construction company died following an incident at the Fort Hills oilsands site in northern Alberta.

Ledcor spokesman David Hoff says one of its employees was the person killed, and says it happened yesterday afternoon while the worker was doing maintenance at the Suncor site.

Hoff says both Ledcor and Suncor are conducting investigations into the incident, along with a government agency.