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A contractor on the Chemtrade facility at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake website has died after he fell from a roof. The power has shut down and an investigation is being carried out by Occupational Well being and Security (OHS). The title of the employee will not be being launched.
Tim Montgomery, group vice-president of producing and engineering for Chemtrade, stated the incident occurred Thursday morning at roughly 9 a.m. The contractor had been employed to do work on the roof of the constructing. How the accident occurred is being investigated, however the firm is co-operating with OHS and Wooden Buffalo RCMP.
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“From our perspective, we’re most involved concerning the household of the contractor that handed and that’s the place our consideration is,” he stated in an interview.
Montgomery added the corporate will reopen its facility when the corporate and contractor has a greater understanding of what occurred, and office security could be assured.
“We’re addressing any considerations from our staff. This can be a very traumatic and unlucky occasion,” he stated.
Chemtrade’s web site says it turns the slurry produced by Syncrude’s ammonia scrubber into ammonium sulphate fertilizer. The corporate works independently of Syncrude and its majority proprietor, Suncor.
vmcdermott@postmedia.com
