Worker dies after tree falls on him in Dorval

A 50-year-old worker was taken to hospital in critical condition after a tree fell on him in Dorval, Que. (Ken Dow/CTV News)

A 50-year-old worker has died after a tree fell on him in Dorval.

Montreal police (SPVM) said a call at around 10:40 a.m. prompted emergency responders to go to Brookhaven Avenue near Carson Avenue.

At the scene, responders found the man unconscious with significant injuries, and he was rushed to the hospital.

“This appears to have been a work accident that happened in the backyard of a residence,” said SPVM spokesperson Jeanne Drouin.

The SPVM is assisting investigators from the Quebec workers’ health and safety board (CNESST) in the operation.

Third serious workplace accident

It is the third workplace accident in a week that resulted in serious injuries.

On Thursday, a 31-year-old woman died after falling from a ladder in a schoolyard in Montreal’s Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie borough.

The woman was working on the roof of a school.

On Aug. 4, a 21-year-old man died while working on road, water pipe and sewer repairs in Terrebonne, north of Montreal.

The CNESST is investigating both deaths.