Ontario worker fell 23 feet through a roof onto concrete

An Ontario worker injured on the job last month is facing significant uncertainty about the support he will receive from the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB), according to a fundraising campaign launched on his behalf.

The incident occurred on Oct. 8, when ironworker Alex Jones fell 23 feet through a roof onto a concrete floor while working in Chelmsford.

The fall left him with severe injuries, including a broken arm, elbow, pelvis, and ribs, spinal fractures, punctured lungs, and a damaged spleen.

He remains hospitalised at Health Sciences North in Sudbury, where he has undergone surgery and continues intensive treatment and physiotherapy, according to a GoFundMe campaign launched by Jones’s family.

“Despite everythi

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