Fall from balcony at Edmonton job site kills construction worker

EDMONTON – Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after worker was killed in a fall at a construction site in Edmonton.

The accident happened Wednesday morning in the city’s Old Strathcona neighbourhood.

Police say the man plunged about eight metres from a balcony.

A co-worker discovered the injured employee, who was pronounced dead at hospital.

No other details have been released.

(The Canadian Press – CTV Edmonton)