A 60-year-old Orillia resident has been charged with criminal negligence causing death after a fatal workplace incident.
The accused had been operating a crane on June 24th, 2021 at a construction site on Dunlop Street West in Barrie.
The crane tipped over, causing a 52-year-old male employee to be knocked over and pinned under several steel beams. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Police say the accused didn’t have a license to operate the crane, which had also been mechanically altered to allow it to extend past its rated capacities.
The company responsible for the supply and installation of structural steel at the site also faces the same charge.