Pedestrians too close to road construction?
La Presse got hold of the final CNESST report on the injury and death of Jean‑Philippe Gaudreau, who was hit by a tooth of a concrete saw last year as he walked along St‑Hubert during its reconstruction.
The investigation found serious irregularities in how the equipment was being used near unprotected passersby – but this piece suggests that hazardous situations like this are still arising around town.
MtlWeb 08:15 on 2020-07-05 Permalink
Our team took care of this man in hospital; so heart-breaking. He never had a chance. Remember the hope that ‘this case’ would expose the everyday risk & result in forced changes to avoid re-occurrence.
david1828 18:54 on 2020-07-05 Permalink
This sort of tragedy, by the way, is a very good reason that everyone on a construction site should be legally employed and coming under the operative insurance umbrella, whether that’s the general contractor’s or the specific subcontractor hired by the GC.