Nova Scotia

Workplace injury in Bedford under investigation

Nova Scotia's Labour Department has issued a stop-work order after a man was injured early Wednesday morning while repairing road maintenance equipment on Bluewater Road.

Stop-work order issued after 47-year-old man was injured during a repair

Construction worker
A 47-year-old man was taken to hospital Wednesday morning after being injured on the job in Bedford. He had been repairing road maintenance equipment at the time. (Kuzmafoto/Shutterstock)

Nova Scotia's Department of Labour has issued a stop-work order after a workplace accident reported in Bedford early Wednesday.

Halifax Regional Police were called to Bluewater Road at 3:25 a.m. AT and said a 47-year-old man was injured while repairing road maintenance equipment.

The man was taken to hospital with undisclosed injuries and later released, said the Labour Department.