Worker killed at Fraser Surrey Docks

A man working at Fraser Surrey Docks was killed Saturday after a piece of equipment he was working on crushed him, according to the worker's union.

The International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada [ILWU]Local 502 issued a newsrelease about the death at the docks, which is a marine terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey, B.C., It has been in operation since 1962.

The union says the worker, who is in his 40s, was a mechanic, but also a member of theInternational Union of Operating Engineers Local 115.

The victim has not been identified.

'We must do more'

Rob Ashton, the president of the ILWUCanada, says the death is being investigated byEmployment and Social Development Canada, which regulates the docks.

"We can and we must do more to protect all workers from deaths and injuries due to workplace accidents," Ashton said in a release.

The federal agency has not yet responded to inquires about the death.

Safety record

In May 2017, the docks said in a tweetit had gone 200 days without a significantinjury.

"Thankful for the commitment and hard work involved in creating a safety culture," it read.