Injury Type: Serious injuries
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016171900032
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A worker transitioned from a rooftop to an extension ladder. While the worker was on the top portion of the extension ladder, the ladder began to retract and the worker fell about 25 feet to the ground.
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Injury Type: Fractured vertebrae, injuries to upper body
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016178740005
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A worker was passing 2×6 lumber material down into the basement area of an open foundation of a house. The worker was located alongside the exterior of the foundation wall. He fell 9 feet into the basement.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries to arm and upper body
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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: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016175280008
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A worker was removing a temporary ceiling structure. The worker, who was using a personal fall protection system, fell about 10 feet to the concrete floor.
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Injury Type: Broken ankle, fractured vertebra
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Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016166920015
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A worker was accessing a job-built scaffold to work on a soffit. He tried to pull himself up onto the scaffold deck using the guardrail system in place. The guardrail gave way under the worker’s pressure, causing him to fall about 15 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016154960036
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A dump truck exiting a fill area with its box raised snagged an overhead communication line. The utility pole supporting that line as well as an overhead high-voltage power line and a transformer fell to grade. The truck operator stayed in the vehicle until representatives of the utility company arrived. No injuries were reported.
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Injury Type: Soft-tissue injuries
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Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jun
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ID Number: 2016162000036
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A worker set up a ladder on a porch roof with a slope of 4:12. The ladder slid out from under the worker, who fell to grade (about 13 feet).
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Injury Type: Broken fingers, possible concussion
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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: 2016-May
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ID Number: 2016122120040
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A worker was struck by a wooden pallet that had been thrown from the roof of a 4-storey multi-family residential building.
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