Construction incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers’ privacy.
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025211920005
A worker fell from the roof level of a framed structure to the concrete floor about 10 feet below.
Injury Type: Fracture
Core Activity: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025214350001
A worker was installing a work platform on the roof of a mezzanine office. They had put down plywood, but the plywood broke and the worker fell though the mezzanine roof (about 11.5 feet).
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025171900010
A young worker was replacing tin roof material on a one-storey barn. The worker stepped onto an area that had been partially disassembled and was unsupported. The worker fell through the roof, landing about 8 feet below.
Injury Type: Injuries to upper body
Core Activity: Concrete reinforcing / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025182130012
A worker was repositioning themselves while erecting rebar when they fell about 9 feet, striking a horizontal formwork shore before landing on a concrete staircase.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Road construction
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025200810018
During sewer line replacement work, workers were hand exposing a 2-inch gas line that was cross-bored through a 12-inch concrete sewer main. The gas line ruptured, and natural gas was released uncontrolled for about 1.5 hours before the utility owner stopped the flow and repaired the line. Workers were evacuated from the immediate work area. There were no injuries.
Injury Type: Soft tissue injuries
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jul
ID Number: 2025200670008
A young worker was working in a space above a ceiling. The space varied from crawl space to standing height. The worker misstepped off the plywood walkway and fell through the ceiling to the concrete floor about 12 feet below.
Injury Type: Leg pain (1 worker)
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jun
ID Number: 2025210660004
A worker was troubleshooting electrical issues at a newly constructed residential building. To access a ceiling-mounted electrical connection box the worker was in a scissor-lift basket elevated to about 12 feet and positioned under a gate. Another worker activated the gate remotely, unaware of the worker in the scissor lift. The gate opened, and it struck the scissor lift, causing the lift to tip over with the worker still inside the basket.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Structural concrete forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jun
ID Number: 2025161950002
During placement of concrete to create the fourth level of a suspended slab roof, a failure occurred in the slab forming system. A section of the formwork (about 12 by 12 feet) fell about 2 inches and concrete flowed out at the leading edge of the pour. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Injuries to hand
Core Activity: Power pole, powerline, or transmission line installation, service, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jun
ID Number: 2025203000006
A worker was manoeuvring a metal cable reel (2 metres in diameter and weighing 500 pounds). One of the worker’s hands became caught between the outer edges of two reels.
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