A male believed to be in his 20s has been pronounced dead after an industrial accident in Scarborough Monday afternoon, according to Toronto paramedics.
The incident occurred around 2:50 p.m. at a construction site near Kennedy Road and Passmore Avenue.
Emergency crews were called to the area after receiving reports of a severely injured worker.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Ministry of Labour has been notified.
“It was reported, but not confirmed, that a worker was moving items onto a vehicle when they sustained fatal injuries due to an excavator bucket,” the ministry said in a statement.
The victim was an employee of Green for Life Environmental, the ministry said.
Two ministry inspectors have been assigned to investigate the incident.
