Reverend Jeremy Mahood reflects on workplace deaths at Day of Mourning event

Sudbury Reverend Jeremy Mahood remembers all-too-well a phone call he received in the middle of the night years ago from the former Inco mine. 

"They said, 'There's been an incident, and we need you and your critical incident stress team,'" he said.

• Ontario mourns workers who died on the job

Mahood, the senior pastor at All Nations Church, has now been working for decades with people affected by the aftermath workplace deaths. 

He spoke on Tuesday at the annual Day of Mourning that was hosted by Sudbury's United Steelworkers Local 6500, where hundreds of people gathered to remember workers who have been injured or killed on the job. 

"Everyone deserves the right to return home from work, both physically and emotionally," he said.

"Our job is to prevent accidents," said Mahood. "But if we can't prevent them ... then our next duty is to provide care." 

Listen to more of Mahood's speech here: 

Morning North6:01Day of mourning for workers injured or killed on the job

Day of mourning ceremonies were held in Sudbury to remember workers who have been injured or killed on the job. One of the speakers at the event was the senior pastor at All Nations Church in Sudbury, Jeremy Mahood. We have part of his speech.