Employee killed in northeast Calgary warehouse incident

Slabs of stone fell on an employee in loading bay area of Caesarstone, a countertop showroom

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Caption: Calgary police, fire and EMS were called to the rear warehouse entrance of Caesarstone, a countertop showroom, at 3054 15th Street N.E., on Friday afternoon. (David Bell/CBC)

Occupational Health and Safety is investigating a workplace fatality in northeast Calgary where a employee at a quartz surfacing company was crushed.
Calgary police, fire and EMS were called to the rear warehouse entrance of Caesarstone, a countertop showroom, at 3054 15th Street N.E. late Friday afternoon.
An employee was working in a back loading bay, unloading a section of quartz from a vehicle when slabs of stone fell on him, police said.
He died at the scene.