Ernest Williamson, lifts a trophy, with employers Mike and Tammy Bergman, and their son Shane (left).
August 17, 2017
Jamaican man dies in Canadian farm accident
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A Jamaican farm worker, who was working in Teeterville, Cananda, died on Tuesday when he became trapped beneath a tractor he was driving.
According to Canadian reports, around 9:00 am, 43-year-old Ernest Williamson was on a routine trip to pick up a fuel tank when the tractor rolled into an embankment, wound up in the water and some how resulted in him being trapped under water beneath the back tire.
His employer, Mike Bergman, reportedly tried to free him but was unsuccessful.
The reports added that Teeterville firefighters were summoned but Williamson was dead by time they arrived.
The Ministry of Labour in Ontario and the Jamaican Liaison Office is investigating.
