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05-06-2012, 07:58 AM
Worker killed in shredder accident at Victoria recycling plant
http://www.theprovince.com/news/6573539.bin
An employee at recycling company Steel Pacific in Victoria was killed Saturday afternoon after apparently falling into a shredder.
“It’s tragic, tragic,” said Victoria Police Sgt. Wade Murray as about a half a dozen shocked employees looked on from a distance at the recycling operation at 307 David St.
“We don’t know how or the circumstances around it but he’s trapped in the shredder. He has been pronounced deceased," Murray said.
The 35- to 40-year old man somehow fell into the shredder at about 3:50 p.m.
“Currently right now, the coroner, WorkSafe B.C., our ident-forensic section and our detective section are on scene collecting evidence,” Murray said. A Victoria police victim services worker was also on scene.
“It’s still very early stages [of the investigation] into this tragic accident,” he said.
Coroner Barb McLintock said she had heard “it could be a bit of a complex maneuver to make things go well” in extricating the man from the machine.
“We will be doing an investigation. WorkSafe is on site with us and WorkSafe will be doing an investigation because it was, obviously, an industrial plant,” McLintock said.
McLintock said it could be Sunday or even Monday before the man’s identity is released — depending on where his next of kin are located.
“It sounds like a horrible accident,” McLintock said.
Caroll Taiji, a spokeswoman for Steel Pacific, said: "The facts of the accident will come out with the police and WorkSafe's involvement and the company's co-operation. Our primary concern is reaching the family and making sure they get the news in the most sensitive manner."
A representative of Steel Pacific senior management was flying in from Vancouver, Murray said.
Read more: Worker killed in shredder accident at Victoria recycling plant (http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Worker+killed+shredder+accident+Victoria+recycling +plant/6573757/story.html#ixzz1u6bhpPXz)
Man what a way to go. My condolences to the family
http://www.theprovince.com/news/6573539.bin
An employee at recycling company Steel Pacific in Victoria was killed Saturday afternoon after apparently falling into a shredder.
“It’s tragic, tragic,” said Victoria Police Sgt. Wade Murray as about a half a dozen shocked employees looked on from a distance at the recycling operation at 307 David St.
“We don’t know how or the circumstances around it but he’s trapped in the shredder. He has been pronounced deceased," Murray said.
The 35- to 40-year old man somehow fell into the shredder at about 3:50 p.m.
“Currently right now, the coroner, WorkSafe B.C., our ident-forensic section and our detective section are on scene collecting evidence,” Murray said. A Victoria police victim services worker was also on scene.
“It’s still very early stages [of the investigation] into this tragic accident,” he said.
Coroner Barb McLintock said she had heard “it could be a bit of a complex maneuver to make things go well” in extricating the man from the machine.
“We will be doing an investigation. WorkSafe is on site with us and WorkSafe will be doing an investigation because it was, obviously, an industrial plant,” McLintock said.
McLintock said it could be Sunday or even Monday before the man’s identity is released — depending on where his next of kin are located.
“It sounds like a horrible accident,” McLintock said.
Caroll Taiji, a spokeswoman for Steel Pacific, said: "The facts of the accident will come out with the police and WorkSafe's involvement and the company's co-operation. Our primary concern is reaching the family and making sure they get the news in the most sensitive manner."
A representative of Steel Pacific senior management was flying in from Vancouver, Murray said.
Read more: Worker killed in shredder accident at Victoria recycling plant (http://www.timescolonist.com/news/Worker+killed+shredder+accident+Victoria+recycling +plant/6573757/story.html#ixzz1u6bhpPXz)
Man what a way to go. My condolences to the family