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Entire Trans Mountain expansion work halted until 2021 after workers killed, injured on the job
Trans Mountain pipeline was suspended due to a workplace injury, construction on the entire expansion project has been suspended for nearly three weeks.“Over the past two months, we have seen safety incidents at our worksites that are unacceptable to Trans Mountain,” Ian Anderson, president and CEO of Trans Mountain, said in a statement Thursday.“This is inconsistent with Trans Mountain’s proud safety culture.”On Tuesday, a worker was seriously injured during an on-site incident at the Burnaby Terminal, where the 1,150-kilometre long pipeline ends.Trans Mountain did not elaborate on the nature of the incident or what injuries were suffered by the contracted employee, other than to say that the individual remained in hospital in stable