
A man dies in a work accident in Haut-Madawaska
The Waska sawmill in New Brunswick (File photo)
A man died after a work accident on Wednesday morning at the Waska sawmill in Clair, in Haut-Madawaska, New Brunswick.
The death was confirmed Thursday by Pierre Michaud, general manager of Waska, a cedar shingle factory.
< p class="e-p">The plant will be closed until Monday as a result of this accident.
WorkSafeNB has opened an investigation.
This is the first time that a fatal accident has occurred at this u sine, says Pierre Michaud.
Based on information from Michelle LeBlanc