Saint John: An early morning accident on November 29 at JDI Sawmill Division (Veneer) near St. Leonard, New Brunswick has claimed the life of Martin St. Onge, 22.
Preliminary information indicates that Mr. St. Onge received a fatal head injury when he was pinned between two steel beams while using a cutting torch.
WHSCC health and safety officers were immediately dispatched to the scene, and an investigation of the accident is underway, to determine exact causes of the incident and whether there were violations of the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Act.