OHS investigating contractor's loss of life at Chemtrade facility at Syncrude web site

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A contractor on the Chemtrade facility at Syncrude’s Mildred Lake web site has died after he fell from a roof. The power has shut down and an investigation is being carried out by Occupational Well being and Security (OHS). The title of the employee just isn’t being launched.

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Tim Montgomery, group vice-president of producing and engineering for Chemtrade, mentioned the incident occurred Thursday morning at roughly 9 a.m. The contractor had been employed to do work on the roof of the constructing. How the accident occurred is being investigated. The corporate is cooperating with OHS and Wooden Buffalo RCMP.

“From our perspective, we’re most involved in regards to the household of the contractor that handed and that’s the place our consideration is,” he mentioned.

Montgomery added the corporate will reopen its facility when the corporate and contractor has a greater understanding of what occurred, and office security will be assured.

“We’re addressing any issues from our workers. This can be a very traumatic and unlucky occasion,” he mentioned.

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Chemtrade’s web site says it turns the slurry produced by Syncrude’s ammonia scrubber into ammonium sulphate fertilizer.

The corporate works independently of Syncrude and its majority proprietor, Suncor Power. Nonetheless, Suncor’s oilsands operations have been the location of a number of office accidents. Since 2014, 13 staff have died in office accidents at Suncor websites. That is greater than every other firm working within the oilsands.

The incidents led to the resignation of CEO Mark Little final summer time. The corporate’s new CEO, Wealthy Kruger, has vowed to enhance security at Suncor’s oilsands websites.

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