Man dies on the job in Fox Creek
CBC News
Posted: Jan 16, 2013 10:51 AM MT
Last Updated: Jan 16, 2013 11:43 AM MT
A man from Clairmont, Alta. died on Tuesday while working on a pipeline company lease site south of Fox Creek.
RCMP say that John Romancewicz, who was also known as J.R. Crash, fell from a side-boom machine as it was being unloaded from a flat deck trailer.
Several co-workers were on the scene during the incident. Occupational Health and Safety is investigating.
RCMP declined to identify the name of the pipeline company.
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