UPDATE 19/07/2018 2:35 p.m.: Richard Vigneault, spokesperson for Olymel reached out to Cornwall Seaway News with details about the incident.
According to Vigneault, the injured woman worked for a company subcontracted by Olymel for sanitation services. She became trapped in a piece of machinery while cleaning it and Cornwall Fire Services were called to free her hand.
Vigneault said that the Ministry of Labour was conducting an investigation and the Olymel was conducting an investigation of its own.
The Ministry of Labour confirmed all of these details to Seaway News.
CORNWALL, Ontario – The CBC is reporting and the Cornwall Community Police Service (CCPS) confirm that a worker at Olymel was injured on the job on Wednesday.
According to the CBC a 22-year-old woman was injured at around 3:20 a.m. when her hand got caught in a piece of machinery.
She was taken to Cornwall Community Hospital for treatment before being transferred to the trauma centre in Ottawa.
The Ontario Ministry of Labour is reportedly investigating.
Cornwall Seaway News has reached out to the Ministry of Labour and Olymel for comment, but has not received a response as of time of publication.
