Poor work organization and methods used to load pipes caused the death of a truck driver in Victoriaville last March, the Quebec workplace safety board (CNESST) said on Thursday.
On March 13, 2024, a truck driver employed by Excavations Mario Roy in Victoriaville died while loading heavy metal pipes onto the bed of a semi-trailer truck with a coworker.
The CNESST investigation showed that a six-metre pipe weighing about 815 pounds had been placed in an unstable balance on the bed of the semi-trailer truck, using a loader fitted with forks. The front of the pipe was resting on the floor of the truck bed, but the back of the pipe was raised.
The truck driver stood on the truck bed next to the pipe to install the securing straps.
In this unstable position, the pipe rolled, hitting the driver in the legs, who then fell face down on the …