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A provincial ministry of labour inspector issued 10 citations Wednesday following an early morning incident that killed Olivier Bruneau, 25, who was struck by falling ice at the bottom of a 31-metre pit at a Preston Street construction site.

Three of the citations were to Claridge Homes, builder of the Claridge Icon project at Preston and Carling Avenue; Gatineau subcontractor Bellai Brothers Construction, which employed Bruneau as a surveyor, was cited for an additional six orders. One additional citation was issued to subcontractor ABF Armatures Bois Franc Inc., a Victoriaville, Que., company specializing in the installation of reinforced steel.

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Orders to each company involve work site safety measures. Several citations deal specifically with the hazards of falling ice and debris at construction sites.

The Ottawa Labour Council has called for a criminal investigation into Bruneau’s death. Labour council president Sean McKenny said workers at the site had on several occasions pointed out unsafe conditions due to the accumulation of ice at the Claridge Icon condominium construction pit at 505 Preston St.