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SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The death of a 60-year old contractor at AIM's west Saint John scrapyard in 2022 will be the subject of a coroner's inquest next week.
According to an agreed statement of facts read in court Feb. 9, AIM had received calender rolls, used in printing and textile manufacture, from its facility in Maine for recycling. Court heard that Maine had safety procedures for handling the rolls, which consist of sheets of denim held under 2,600 tons of pressure, and did not communicate them to Saint John.
In a statement, provincial spokesperson Geoffrey Downey said that a coroner's inquest allows for a public presentation of evidence relating to a death and for a jury to make recommendations, and that it does not constitute a finding of guilt or responsibility.
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