Christina Lake oil sands site is located about 350 kilometres northeast of Edmonton
Cenovus Energy says a worker employed by a third-party contracting company died Tuesday night after an incident involving a hauling truck occurred as a drilling rig was being moved at site at the company’s Christina Lake oil sands project.
The accident at approximately 10:20 p.m.
The name of the worker is not being released at this time, the company said in a press release.
Cenovus said it “is deeply saddened” and extends its deepest sympathies to the worker’s family, friends and co-workers.
Cenovus says the appropriate authorities have been notified and it is conducting a “full investigation” into the cause of the incident.
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