Ontario Ministry of Labour. (Photo by Alexandra Latremouille)Ontario Ministry of Labour. (Photo by Alexandra Latremouille)
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Man dies in industrial incident

A Norfolk County man lost his life while at work Thursday morning at a factory in Tillsonburg.

According to Oxford County Ontario Provincial Police (OPP), emergency crews responded to a business on Town Line Road just after 6:30 a.m. for a serious workplace incident.

OPP said the employee died after he was trapped under a steel coil. The deceased has been identified as 44-year-old James Klein.

No other details have been provided, but police say the Ministry of Labour has been contacted and is investigating the incident.

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