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Occupational Health and Safety is investigating after a man was killed on the job in northwest Calgary on Tuesday.

Paramedics were called to the 11000 block of 69th Street N.W. around 11 a.m. for reports of a workplace injury near the Spyhill Landfill.

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A Calgary EMS spokesperson said the man was taken to the Foothills Medical Centre in life-threatening condition, and a spokesperson for the Calgary Police Service confirmed that one person died in the incident.

Calgary police will assist OHS with investigating the incident if necessary.

The man’s name and age have not been released as the investigation is ongoing.

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