(Photo by OPP from Twitter)(Photo by OPP from Twitter)
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Worker seriously injured at work site in Arthur

Wellington County OPP are investigating after a worker was seriously injured in Arthur.

On September 9, 2020, at 3:30 p.m., officers responded to a serious workplace injury at a construction site on Schmidt Drive, in Arthur. The initial report said a 24-year-old worker from Woodstock, Ontario was working on a piece of heavy machinery when they were struck in the head by a large steel bolt.

Guelph-Wellington Paramedics Services attended the scene and treated the patient, who was taken to a local hospital and then a trauma centre with serious injuries.

The Ministry of Labour is now investigating the incident.

 

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Owen Sound Library session gets cyclists ready to roll

Dust off those handlebars and pump up those tires because cycling season is officially upon us! If your trusty two-wheeler is looking a bit more "rusty" than "ready," the Owen Sound & North Grey Union Public Library has just the thing to get you back on the road safely.