Worker fell from ladder, says report

A 31-year-old woman has died in a workplace accident at an elementary school in Quebec.

The incident occurred in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough of Montreal on Tuesday, reported CTV News.

At around 6:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Montreal police (SPVM) received a 911 call reporting that a worker had fallen from a ladder in the courtyard of the school on Rosemont Boulevard, near Chatelain Street.

The woman was unconscious. She was treated by paramedics at the scene and rushed to hospital. She succumbed to her injuries Tuesday afternoon, noted CTV News .

The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail ( CNESST ) and the police are investigating the incident, according to the report.

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