44-year-old worker seriously injured after falling from ladder

Nova Scotia's Labour Department investigating the workplace incident

44-year-old worker seriously injured after falling from ladder

A 44-year-old man was seriously injured in their line of work.

The incident happened on Friday. The worker fell from a ladder.

Halifax Regional Police were called to the 200 block of Chain Lake Drive in Halifax around 2:30 p.m. to respond to the fall, according to a CBC report.

The worker was taken to hospital with what are believed to be life-threatening injuries, said the police.

No further details about the incident were made available to the media, according to CBC.

"These details are part of the ongoing investigation, we cannot share further details at this time," a spokesperson said, according to the report.