30-year-old man electrocuted on the job near Quebec City [Video]

A 30-year-old man died on Wednesday evening in the workplace in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, in the Greater Quebec City area.

Initial reports suggest that he was electrocuted.

Quebec City police (SPVQ) report that emergency services were called to the Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures industrial park at around 11:10 p.m., where a man was unconscious inside a commercial building on Amsterdam Street.

“The details received when the call was taken were that a man may have received an electric shock,” said SPVQ spokesperson Constable Laurence Godbout.

Fumoir Grizzly has confirmed the “tragic death” of one of its employees. Its president, Laura Boivin, said by email that the company would cooperate fully with the authorities in charge of the ongoing investigation to understand the circumstances of the accident.

When first responders arrived on the scene, they found that the 30-year-old man was already dead.

The SPVQ, in collaboration with the Coroner’s Office, has launched an investigation to shed light on the circumstances surrounding his …