Man dies in workplace incident in Ottawa’s east end

The Ministry of Labour is investigating a fatal incident at an east Ottawa workplace. CTV’s Stefan Keyes reports.

The Ministry of Labour is investigating after a man died in a workplace incident involving a forklift at a business in Ottawa’s east end.

Emergency crews responded to a call at a location in the 2400 block of Sheffield Road at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday.

An Ottawa Paramedic Service spokesperson said the call reported a man was trapped under a forklift. The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Two Ministry of Labour vehicles were at Cascades Recovery on Thursday morning.

The Ministry of Labour told CTV News Ottawa it was notified of a workplace incident in Ottawa on Thursday.

“A ministry inspector has been assigned to investigate. As the investigation is ongoing, no further details can be provided at this time,” a ministry spokesperson said.

The Ottawa Police Service told CTV News the Ministry of Labour is investigating.