Ottawa man injured on Ikea worksite
Last Updated: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 | 11:57 AM ET
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The Ontario Labour Ministry is investigating after a construction worker was struck by a large pipe at the future location of the Ikea store in Ottawa.
Paramedics were called to the site at Pinecrest Road near Highway 417 at 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday.
Officials said a pipe weighing more than 500 kilograms struck a 23-year-old man.
The blow fractured the man's lower leg. He also suffered a shoulder injury.
He was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.
Construction of the 398,000-square-foot store — expected to be the largest Ikea store in Canada — is scheduled for completion by next fall.
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