Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker); electrical injuries (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Feb
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ID Number: 2017174090003
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During a gutter repair job, an aluminum extension ladder contacted overhead electrical conductors. One worker was fatally injured; another was seriously injured and was airlifted to hospital.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2017-Jan
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ID Number: 2017166920004
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A young worker working with drywall fell an unknown distance to the floor below.
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Injury Type: Head injury
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2017-Jan
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ID Number: 2017114550002
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A worker slipped from a narrow, shallow-pitch roof section and fell about 12 feet to the ground.
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Injury Type: Fatal
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Jan
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ID Number: 2017161290001
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A framer was working on the fourth floor of a condominium under construction. A strong gust of wind pushed a 5/8-inch sheet of plywood into the worker, pinning him to the perimeter guardrail. The guardrail broke and the worker, unable to regain his balance, fell to the concrete walkway 32 feet below.
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Injury Type: Fractured leg
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Core Activity: Snow or ice removal
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Location: Interior B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Jan
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ID Number: 2017143950001
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An operator of a front-end loader was clearing snow on a private road used to access a gravel pit. The loader slid backwards down the steep road before going over an embankment and rolling once. The operator was trapped in the loader and had to be extricated by search and rescue personnel.
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Injury Type: Cracked bone in lower body
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Jan
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ID Number: 2017161290002
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Workers were sheeting trusses on a new house. One worker asked another worker to pass him a sheet of plywood. The second worker stepped onto a nearby skirt roof and pried a sheet of plywood off an unmarked skylight opening (4 feet by 4 feet) it was covering. The worker then fell through the skylight opening to the wooden floor 9 feet below.
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Injury Type: Lacerations, bruising (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Dec
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ID Number: 2016178110047
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Three workers were installing glass panes that had been stored on an A-frame rack during snowy and icy weather. The panes shifted, and five of them (weighing about 1,150 pounds) fell and struck a worker.
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Injury Type: Multiple injuries
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Core Activity: Commercial refrigeration or commercial air conditioning work
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Dec
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ID Number: 2016171900092
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A lone worker accessed a building roof hatch and started descending the vertical fixed ladder. While descending, the worker fell about 12 feet to the hard ground surface below. The worker sustained multiple injuries and walked out of the building, searching for help. A member of the public assisted the worker by calling for an ambulance.
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