Michael Stellato Obituary: 35-Year-Old Construction Worker and Ball Hockey Player Dies in Pickering Workplace Accident

Michael Stellato, 35, has died following a reported workplace accident in Pickering, Ontario. Local 793 and the Greater Toronto Ball Hockey League are remembering his contributions.

Important clarification: The headline names Logan Corta and Utah State University Eastern, but the article body is about Michael Stellato, a 35-year-old construction worker and ball hockey player in Ontario. These are two different identities and locations. The supplied text does not establish any connection between them, so the rewrite below follows the detailed account about Michael Stellato and does not attribute those details to Logan Corta.

Michael Stellato Dies Following Pickering Workplace Accident

The International Union of Operating Engineers Local 793 confirmed that Michael Stellato, a 35-year-old union member employed by the Crupi Group, died after being struck by a reversing dump truck at a Pickering jobsite on November 2, 2026. The union said fellow workers attempted to save him and emergency responders attended, but he succumbed to his injuries.

Durham Regional Police separately reported that a 31-year-old male road worker was fatally struck by a reversing dump truck during asphalt repairs near Peter Matthews Drive and Alexander Knox Drive at approximately 2:40 p.m. The police statement did not publicly identify the worker

The difference between the union’s reported age of 35 and the police-reported age of 31 is a discrepancy that should be acknowledged rather than silently reconciled. The union identifies its deceased member as Michael Stellato, but the police release does not independently confirm his identity.

Local 793 and the Workplace Investigation

Local 793 Business Manager Mike Gallagher described Stellato’s death as a devastating loss for members who had known and worked with him. The union said police and Ontario Ministry of Labour officials attended the site and that investigations were underway to determine how the incident happened.

Durham Regional Police also confirmed that its Collision Investigation Unit attended, alongside representatives from the Ministry of Transportation and the Ministry of Labour. The dump truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated with police. No final investigative findings or charges were reported in the initial police announcement.

Remembering Michael Stellato’s Ball Hockey Career

The supplied article also describes Stellato as a longtime participant in the Greater Toronto Ball Hockey League, where he reportedly played for approximately 14 years. It credits him with 712 points across 599 games and says he represented the Toronto Bullets and Metro Orangemen during the current season.

Those statistics and the reported plan to recognize his 600th game should be attributed to the league’s tribute and independently checked against its records before publication. The information reviewed here did not locate the original league announcement.

For those who knew him through work and sport, his death represents a profound loss. Local 793 has encouraged members to look after one another and offered information about counselling support through Members Health.

Our condolences go to Michael’s family, friends, colleagues at the Crupi Group, fellow union members, and the ball hockey community.