A Cenovus worker is dead after an incident involving a hauling truck Tuesday night at a northeastern Alberta oilsands site.
The worker was killed at the Christina Lake mine, about 150 kilometres southeast of Fort McMurray, Cenovus said in a statement on Wednesday.
The worker was fatally injured around 10:30 p.m. while a drilling rig was being moved on site, Cenovus said.
The identity of the worker has not been released. The deceased was employed by one of Cenovus’s third-party contracting companies.
Calgary-based Cenovus said it has notified the appropriate authorities and is conducting a full investigation into the incident.
No further details were provided by the company. Occupational Health and Safety officials were unavailable to comment Wednesday morning.
“We extend our deepest sympathies to the worker’s family, friends and co-workers,” reads a statement from Cenovus.
Christina Lake, about 350 kilometres northeast of Edmonton, is a steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAG-D) operation which first began production in 2002.