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J.D. Irving charged following sawmill death
Feb. 1, 2017 - J.D. Irving, Limited has been charged with two counts of violating the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
William Gregg, 52, died in February 2016 after suffering a head injury while on the job at J.D. Irving’s Sussex, N.B., sawmill.
The charges were laid on Tuesday and cite that the company failed to provide adequate supervision on site and failed to prevent the use of a machine that was to be cleaned.
The incident was investigated by WorkSafeNB.
The charges come at a time when workplace safety is at the forefront in other parts of the country as well.
Flags fly at half mast at J.D. Irving sawmill in Sussex following the death of mill worker William Gregg @Global_NB pic.twitter.com/MWKqMeHg7Q
— Andrew Cromwell (@Andrew_GlobalSJ) March 3, 2016
Related article: J.D. Irving sawmill death under investigation
February 1, 2017 By Tamar Atik
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