Baggage worker injured at Montreal airport did not survive: source
CTV
The baggage worker who was seriously injured at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Saturday did not survive, a source has confirmed.
The baggage worker who was seriously injured at the Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport on Saturday did not survive, a source has confirmed.
Emergency services were called to the airport around 1:40 p.m.
According to a spokesperson for Quebec's workplace safety board, the CNESSST, the worker was attempting to "unlock a suitcase in a piece of equipment, possibly a suitcase conveyor," when he reportedly fell.
Although the worker's state of health has not been officially released, a source with knowledge of the situation told CTV News that the incident was fatal.
The worker's identity has not been made public.
Two CNESSST inspectors were deployed to the airport Saturday to interview potential witnesses and "gather information on the circumstances of the accident," said spokesperson Antoine Leclerc-Loiselle.
It's not yet determined whether the airport falls under provincial or federal jurisdiction. In the latter case, the Transport Safety Board of Canada will head the investigation rather than CNESSST.
