OttawaA man has died following an incident with a forklift in east Ottawa Wednesday evening, in what the Ministry of Labour confirms is a workplace incident.Incident happened Wednesday evening in east Ottawa Industrial Park areaCBC · Posted: Sep 18, 2025 9:40 AM EDT | Last Updated: 39 minutes agoA man died after being trapped under a forklift in east Ottawa’s Industrial Park area Wednesday evening. (Francis Ferland/CBC News)A man has died following an incident with a forklift in east Ottawa Wednesday evening, in what the Ministry of Labour confirms is a workplace incident.Paramedics said they received a call at about 6:30 p.m. about a man who was trapped under a forklift near the 2400 block of Sheffield Road, between Innes and Walkley roads in the Industrial Park area.The man was pronounced dead at the scene, paramedics said.At about 9 a.m. Thursday, two Ministry of Labour vehicles were seen at a Cascades facility on Sheffield Road, alongside police cruisers and a firetruck.”A ministry inspector has been assigned to investigate,” a Ministry of Labour spokesperson told CBC News by email Thursday. “As the investigation is ongoing, no further details can be provided at this time.”Cascades is a packaging, hygiene and collection company headquartered in Kingsley Falls, Que. According to the company’s website, the facility is used for collecting and processing discarded papers and other materials.
Man dead after being trapped under forklift in workplace incident
