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Industrial incident in Shuniah leaves man seriously injured

A man is in hospital with serious injuries because of a scissor lift accident at the MacKenzie Bridge in Shuniah.
A man is in hospital with serious injuries because of a scissor lift accident at the MacKenzie Bridge in Shuniah.

Thunder Bay OPP say a 23-year-old man was hurt when the sky jack he was operating tipped over, causing it to fall more than 15 metres to the ground.

The man is recovering at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre.

Both OPP and the Ministry of Labour continue to investigate.


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