Charges laid in 2022 death of construction worker who became trapped underground in Mississauga
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Peel police have charged an Ontario tunnelling company and one of its employees in connection with the death of a 54-year-old man who became trapped in an underground tunnel in Mississauga more than a year ago.
On Dec. 2, 2022, emergency crews were called to the area of Hurontario Street and Burnhamthorpe Road West shortly after 3:30 p.m. for reports of one worker being trapped in an underground water chamber.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour previously told CP24 that work was being done in a watermain when it burst and filled the chamber. Efforts to rescue the worker commenced, but he wasn’t pulled out until the following morning and was pronounced dead.
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Police said the worker, identified as Joaquim Silva, suffered fatal injuries while servicing a damaged pipeline. Silva was employed by Technicore Underground Inc.
Following a lengthy police investigation conducted in parallel with the Ministry of Labour, they announced that Technicore was charged with criminal negligence causing death and served with a criminal summons earlier this week.
In addition, Joseph Di Millo, a Technicore project supervisor, was arrested on Mar. 28 and charged with criminal negligence causing death.
He was released and will attend a Brampton court at a later date, while Technicore is required to appear in court on May 31.
Police continue to ask anyone with information about the incident to contact them at 905-453-2121 ext. 1133 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) or peelcrimestoppers.ca.
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