June 2016 Recent work-related incidents reported to WorkSafeBC

Injury Type: Serious injuries

Core Activity: Steep slope roofing

Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016171900032

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.

Injury Type: Fractured vertebrae, injuries to upper body

Core Activity: Framing or residential forming

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016178740005

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.

Injury Type: Undetermined injuries to arm and upper body

Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016175280008

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.

Injury Type: Broken ankle, fractured vertebra

Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016166920015

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.

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation

Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016154960036

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.

Injury Type: Soft-tissue injuries

Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2016-Jun

ID Number: 2016162000036

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).

Injury Type: Broken fingers, possible concussion

Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2016-May

ID Number: 2016122120040

A worker was struck by a wooden pallet that had been thrown from the roof of a 4-storey multi-family residential building.