On January 5, 2011 at approximately 8:30 p.m., 17-year-old Patrick Desjardins died from an electrical shock he received while using a floor buffer that had been plugged into a standard 110-volt power source.
On December 2, 2010 at approximately 8:25 a.m., Adam Harris, a 25-year-old employee of Dominion Refuse Collectors, died when he was struck by a large garbage bin that was being hoisted into the back of a refuse collection truck while collecting refuse in Blacks Harbour, N.B. Harris was from Canal, near St. George, NB.
Fredericton : On October 13, at its Company Recognition Awards Breakfast, WorkSafeNB recognized Belle Île Fisheries Ltd. and the City of Edmundston for their impressive efforts in improving workplace health and safety.
WorkSafeNB is investigating a workplace accident in which one worker was killed and two others were injured.
WorkSafeNB announced today a 15% decrease in the average assessment rate.
Finally summer has arrived! Richard Blais, WorkSafeNB’s chief compliance officer advises those working in the heat this summer need to be aware of the risks of heat stress.
The National Day of Mourning, held annually on April 28, remembers those workers killed, disabled or injured in the workplace and workers afflicted with industrial disease.
In 2010, WorkSafeNB met the targets set by its board of directors for safety, return-to-work, balance and staff satisfaction and engagement.
WorkSafeNB is investigating a workplace fatality in Green’s Point, Letete, that claimed the life of 56-year-old Vance Pendleton on March 10.
WorkSafeNB was recently named as a finalist in the 2010 Public Sector Leadership Awards, an annual honour bestowed by the Institute of Public Administration of Canada (IPAC), and one of Canada’s leading professional services firms, Deloitte.
