A worker was crushed to death by a steel plate

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Around noon, a worker was seriously injured during excavation work. He died of his injuries in hospital. According to initial information, this 42-year-old man found himself under a steel plate in the Parc des Primevères, on rue Félix-Antoine-Savard.

At 12:32 p.m., police, paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene to evacuate the victim. They provided first aid to the worker, who was in critical condition at the time.

The worker was then transported by ambulance to a hospital, where he died.

According to the Quebec City Police Department, a perimeter was established at the scene of the accident. In collaboration with the CNESSTinvestigators and technicians from the Judicial Identification Unit were dispatched to the site to reconstruct the facts and collect information.

The CNESST indicates that it has not had to carry out any intervention on this site in the past.

This accident occurred in the western sector of Sainte-Foy, behind the Primevères-Jouvence primary school.

Teachers were advised to close the curtains on windows overlooking the event venue. Students were unable to go out for afternoon recess.