A contractor working on a roof at an industrial facility at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake site has died in a fall.
The incident occurred on June 8, 2023.
In a release, Tim Montgomery with Chemtrade said the contract worker, whose name and age has not been released, had been working on a maintenance building at its ammonium sulphate production plant operating within the Suncor/Syncrude site.
Montgomery added the company is working closely with Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) and Wood Buffalo RCMP to support all investigations into the incident.
In March 2023, a worker had been injured in a fall during the construction of the McMurray Métis Cultural Centre.
READ MORE: Details shared on accident at Cultural Centre
According to OHS, approximately 15 per cent of all workplace fatalities are the result of falls.
