By Julia Sacco | The Lake Report
Two contractors were injured on the job in Niagara-on-the-Lake last Monday morning after being struck by a falling tree — with one taken to the hospital with serious injuries.
There are no updates on the state of the workers, the Ministry of Labour said, adding an inspector has been assigned to the case.
“As the investigation is ongoing, no further details are available at this time,” the media relations team said in an email Tuesday afternoon.
At 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 30, emergency services responded to a call at 1426 Line 8 Rd. for a report of two contractors being injured while working on the property.
Paramedics and fire services also responded to the scene.
The two officers on the scene determined two workers were struck by a falling tree, Const. Phil Gavin told The Lake Report.
“One of the workers was trapped for a short period before he could be freed,” Gavin said in an email.
The trapped worker, a Niagara-on-the-Lake resident in his 60s, was airlifted to an out-of-region hospital with serious injuries, Gavin said.
The second worker, a Lowbanks resident in his 70s, sustained minor injuries.
