A man killed at a railyard in Edmundston, N.B. was a 33-year old father of two. According to Teamsters Canada, the man started working at CN as a conductor and foreman trainee.
The danger in the railways
According to Eric Collard of the Transportation Safety Board of Canada, the man was killed by a railcar as it reversed.
It is the second serious railway injury in the area in just 2 weeks. Earlier, a Via Rail employee was hit by a passenger train as it slowed at the Truro, N.S. train station. At the site, 2 Truro police officers performed life-saving first aid and the victim was transported to a healthcare facility with life-threatening injuries.
According to the union, the death on Tuesday is the fifth workplace fatality in the rail industry in just a year.
The necessity of first aid training
During emergencies, it is best that you are knowledgeable about basic first aid skills. You must enroll in first aid and CPR course to be prepared. You never know when emergencies occur and where.
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