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Injury: Injuries to lower legs
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Power line service Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA power-line technician (a young worker) was operating a vehicle-mounted work platform (bucket truck), extending and re-energizing overhead low-voltage secondary lines (240 volts). A spark ignited a fire in the hydraulic control area of the elevated bucket, forcing the worker to jump about 22 feet to the ground. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014160580068 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Power line service Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayAn electrical contractor performing maintenance on a private utility pole failed to apply appropriate grounding and tags to an energized high-voltage power line before leaving the site. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014165890059 |
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Injury: Amputation and laceration injuries to fingers
Industry: Construction, Manufacturing – All, Manufacturing – Wood & Paper Products Core Activity: Installation of kitchen cabinetry in new wood frame residential building Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayDuring the installation of new kitchen cabinetry, a new and young worker was cutting narrow filler pieces with a table saw when his hand contacted the saw’s blade. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014166920055 |
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Injury: Concussion, head laceration
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Electrical work Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA young worker was working from a baker-type scaffold while installing 4-foot fluorescent light bulbs in a light fixture mounted under a steel beam. As he was dismounting, the worker fell from the scaffolding and his head struck the concrete floor. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014161770054 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Wood frame condominium construction Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA section of concrete lock-block retaining wall (20 feet long by 10 feet high) and soil collapsed into an excavation. No workers were injured. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014155270029 |
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Injury: Serious back injury
Industry: Construction, Retail Core Activity: Delivery of rental formwork materials to construction site Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA crane truck operator, unloading formwork material, fell about 16 feet from the carrier flatbed into an open excavation. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014155070035 |
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Injury: Concussion, bruises (2 young workers); bruises, abrasions (1 worker)
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Tower crane operation Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA tower crane was lifting eight packages of foam insulation sheets onto the roof of an institutional building under construction. During the lift, the packages fell out of the slings and struck three workers below, two of whom were new and young workers. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014156680040 |
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Injury: Fractured leg, minor injury to head
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA worker fell from scaffolding to grade. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014117080071 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Excavator operation Location: Interior B.C. Date of Incident: 2014-MayAn operator was positioning an excavator for refuelling when the excavator boom inadvertently contacted an overhead 25-kV power line. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014158820050 |
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Injury: Serious head injuries
Industry: Construction Core Activity: House construction Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA drywaller fell 12 feet, 1 inch through an elevator shaft opening in a two-storey house under construction. The worker landed on a concrete surface. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014173530037 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: House or other wood-frame contracting, construction, or renovation work Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA rough-terrain forklift was travelling along an access roadway. A concrete bucket and rigging, suspended from a lifting fork at the tip of the raised and extended boom, contacted and damaged an energized 600-volt power line suspended above the roadway. A utility pole supporting the power line broke at its base and fell, striking a work vehicle. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014161950044 |
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Injury: Broken ankle
Industry: Construction, Retail Core Activity: Unloading building materials at a construction site Location: Northern B.C. Date of Incident: 2014-MayA worker was unloading building material at a new residential complex. The load shifted and the worker tried to clear the area. A portion of the falling load struck the worker on the leg. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014173540037 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Building demolition Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayA 6-storey building that was being demolished failed, resulting in an unplanned partial building collapse. Some demolition debris (concrete shrapnel) landed on the active roadway adjacent to the worksite. No workers or members of the public were injured. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014157530052 |
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Injury: Injuries to lower leg, bruising
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. Date of Incident: 2014-MayA masonry worker stepped on a scaffold mid-rail and fell 13.5 feet through a steel-frame masonry scaffold system to the ground, landing on his feet. The mid-rail frame stud lock securing the rail was disengaged by the worker’s foot. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014161290079 |
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Injury: Close call
Industry: Construction Core Activity: Tower crane operation Location: Lower Mainland Date of Incident: 2014-MayThe load line of a self-erecting tower crane contacted 7.2-kV overhead power lines as it slewed to the west side of the site. Posted: 2014-Jun-04 ID: 2014163750068 |
