A 24-year-old man is dead following a workplace incident at a mill in Quesnel. RCMP said first responders were called to the incident at WestPine fibreboard mill on Carradice Road in the northern area of town at around 10:18 a.m. on Friday. West Fraser, which operates the medium-density fibreboard plant, said an employee from a contracted agency was killed while conducting maintenance work on a piece of equipment at the mill. “Our thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends of the deceased, and our team at WestPine,” said a company spokeswoman in a statement. Police and the company declined to release further details about the incident. West Fraser said it’s co-operating with WorkSafeBC, which has launched an investigation. WorkSafe said the purpose of the investigation is to identify the cause of the incident and any contributing factors to prevent similar incidents from happening in the future. [END]