Recommendations to improve safety at American Iron and Metal recycling facility.
This is from a jury at a coroner’s inquest into the death of Bruce Lagacé held at the Saint John Law Courts.
He died in November 2021 while working as a truck driver at the Saint John facility.
The inquest found Lagace’s death was the result of an accident.
The five-member jury heard from 13 witnesses and made the following recommendations:
· On arrival, the receiver should ensure the customer has signed updated procedures and protocols.
· Safety procedures should be reviewed by a third party periodically and updated when needed.
· There should be a clear procedure for communicating transfers of duty.
· The driver should not stay in the vehicle during the off-loading process.
· The driver should remain in the safe area until the site employee indicates it is safe to return to the vehicle.
· The cleaning process should be completed in designated cleaning areas.
· There should be punitive measures for safety infractions.
