Posted on 09/17/2013, 10:26 am, by mySteinbach

On September 13, 2013, shortly after 5pm, Morris RCMP and area EMS responded to a report of a 32-year-old man that had been seriously injured at a construction site on Caron Street in St. Jean Baptiste.

RCMP and EMS arrived on scene and the victim was identified as a 32-year-old RM of Rhineland. He was transported to Morris General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased a short while later.

Early investigation indicates that the man died while loading a forklift onto a flat bed at a construction site.

RCMP report that foul play is not suspected. RCMP continue to investigate with the assistance of Workplace Health and Safety investigators.