Firefighters from the St. Clair Township Fire Department swiftly responded to an industrial mishap in Sombra, Ontario, an unincorporated area located approximately 15 kilometers south of St. Clair, on Wednesday morning. The fire department received a distress call at 2690 St. Clair Parkway around 9:08 a.m. that day.
According to St. Clair’s fire chief, Richard Boyd, the emergency call pertained to a worker who had fallen about nine meters while carrying out maintenance on greenhouse roofing material. The worker slipped while ascending the sloped roof.
Subsequently, the injured worker was airlifted to a medical facility with serious yet non-life-threatening injuries, as confirmed by the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP). The St. Clair fire department concluded their operations at the scene by 10:30 a.m. The incident is now under joint investigation by the Lambton detachment of the OPP and the Ministry of Labour.
In response to inquiries from CBC, a representative from the Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development disclosed that the ministry had been informed of the occurrence on October 14. A ministry inspector has been designated to carry out a thorough investigation. As the investigation remains ongoing, no further specifics regarding the incident are available at this time.
