A forest worker killed by a tree in the Témiscamingue

News 13 February, 2018

QMI agency

Monday, 12 February, 2018 23:11

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BÉARN | A forest worker was killed on Monday, during a work-related accident that occurred in Béarn, in Abitibi-Témiscamingue.

According to the Sûreté du Québec (SQ), Guy Allard, a man of 59 years of age, was diagnosed with a tree on the head around noon.

The circumstances surrounding the workplace accident are still to be determined, but no criminal element has been identified in this drama, said Louis-Philippe Bibeau, a spokesperson for the SQ.

Investigators of the Committee on standards, equity, health and safety in the workplace (CNESST) will have the task of determining why the accident occurred.