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A jury has ruled that the death of a man killed at a New Brunswick worksite in 2024 was an accident, and has made a series of recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

Matthew Brawn, 46, of Sask. was killed in 2024

Sam Farley · CBC News

· Posted: Jan 13, 2026 6:59 PM EST | Last Updated: 1 hour ago

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A smiling woman with curly, blond hair hugging a smiling man with short brown hair and glasses, from behind.Matthew Brawn, pictured with his sister, was killed two years ago in a workplace accident on a wind farm in New Brunswick. (Submitted by Erinn-Jane Brawn)

A jury has ruled that the death of a man killed at a New Brunswick worksite in 2024 was an accident, and has made a series of recommendations to prevent similar deaths.

Matthew Brawn, a 46-year-old from Regina, died in a workplace incident at a construction site where wind turbines were being erected in the Springdale area, east of Sussex.

Most of the recommendations from the Saint John jury who reviewed the case this week were directed toward Windturbine Construction Team Inc., the company responsible for installing the turbines.

Brawn, a pilot truck driver for Richards Transport Ltd.

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