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Chatham

Industrial Accident In Chatham Township

The Ministry of Labour has been called in to investigate an industrial accident in Chatham Township.

Chatham-Kent police say a 70-year-old man was working on a tomato harvester on Brook Line yesterday morning when he sustained a head injury.

He was taken to hospital in Chatham and later air lifted to London. Police say the man remains in stable condition.

The Ministry of Labour has taken over the investigation from police.

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