In light of a troubling rise in worker fatalities in recent months, the son of a 53-year-old truck driver who tragically lost his life in Bas-Saint-Laurent this past June is issuing a critical call for heightened vigilance among all professionals. Guy Nadeau, whose father, Dany Nadeau, died on June 3 in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Quebec, emphasizes the urgent need to exercise greater caution and to take the necessary time to prevent such devastating incidents.
Guy Nadeau also highlights that one of his friends narrowly escaped a similar accident recently, further underscoring the importance of risk awareness and preventive measures in the workplace. He believes these incidents clearly demonstrate that safety must be the highest priority across all professions, without exception.
On the day the tragedy occurred, Dany Nadeau, a truck driver from Rivière-Bleue in Témiscouata, was near his truck at a sawmill on Route du Moulin when he was struck twice by a moving loader. According to gathered reports, it is possible that he was securing his load when the loader’s operator, whose visibility may have been compromised, accidentally hit him, running over his body and causing his death.
The incident, currently under investigation by the CNESST, highlights the real dangers faced by workers. Guy Nadeau stresses that working should not mean putting one’s life at risk and insists on the importance of refusing any task deemed dangerous or for which one lacks the necessary skills. The loss of his father—a grandfather to seven young grandchildren and a man described as extremely cautious—emphasizes the critical need to strengthen safety measures to protect workers and prevent other families from enduring such a tragedy.
