Worker killed after vehicle slides off hoist at auto repair shop in Vernon, B.C.
VERNON, B.C. — RCMP are investigating the death of an employee at an auto repair shop in Vernon, B.C.
WorkSafeBC spokeswoman Trish Knight Chernecki says Mounties contacted the agency to report that a four-by-four vehicle slid off an elevated hoist and pinned a worker.
She says WorkSafeBC was notified at about 12:30 p.m. on Friday and that two officers are at the shop.
Knight Chernecki says the RCMP would initially investigate any criminal cause before handing the case to the agency.