BID/McDonough Manufacturing employee dies in workplace accident

by | Mar 26, 2026

WorkSafeNB Investigating

An employee with BID Canada Ltd. – McDonough Manufacturing has died.

“WorkSafeNB is sad to confirm a workplace fatality in Woodstock yesterday, March 25,” a company spokesperson said in an emailed statement.

“Our condolences go out to the worker’s family, friends, and workplace. The worker, a machine operator, was employed by McDonough Manufacturing Company.”

The company is located on Hemlock Street in Lower Woodstock.

WorkSafeNB Corporate Communications Manager Lynn Meahan-Carson wrote that as this is “an active investigation, we cannot release any further details, and, in accordance with both the Right to Information and Protection of Privacy Act (RTIPPA) and the Personal Health Information Privacy and Access Act (PHIPPA), we can’t release any personal information, such as a worker’s age, or personal health information.”

The River Valley Sun has reached out to the company for comment.

More to come…

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