/R E P E A T -- TSB to issue safety recommendation and concern following investigation of 2017 uncontrolled movement in Melville, Saskatchewan/

GATINEAU, QC, June 8, 2020 /CNW/ - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) will release its investigation report (R17W0267) on the December 2017 uncontrolled movement and employee fatality at the Canadian National Railway Company Melville Yard in Saskatchewan. The report contains one safety recommendation and one Board safety concern. Spokespeople will be available for media interviews upon its release.

The TSB is also releasing a video statement, which details the factors in the occurrence and findings.

When:
Wednesday 10 June 2020 at 12:00 p.m. (EDT)

Where:
TSB YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TSBCanada

Spokespeople:
Kathy Fox, TSB Chair

Glen Pilon, Investigator-in Charge

Media material will be available on the investigation page at the time of the release.

The TSB is an independent agency that investigates aviation, marine, pipeline and railway transportation occurrences. Its sole aim is the advancement of transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.

The TSB is online at www.tsb.gc.ca. Keep up to date through RSS, Twitter (@TSBCanada), YouTube and Flickr.

SOURCE Transportation Safety Board of Canada

Transportation Safety Board of Canada, Media Relations, Telephone: [phone], Email: [email protected]

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