Injury Type: Abrasions and contusions (1 worker)
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| Core Activity: Traffic control |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Jun |
ID Number: 2017154960020 |
| A traffic control person (a young worker) was struck by a moving vehicle in a construction zone. The worker and the vehicle landed in a drainage ditch about 12 feet below the road elevation. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. |
Injury Type: Soft tissue injury to leg
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Jun |
ID Number: 2017165630005 |
| A worker was using an excavator to load branches into a dump truck when a branch (4 inches in diameter) went through the excavator’s front window and struck him in the leg. |
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Jun |
ID Number: 2017180140007 |
| A worker on a job-built, wood scaffold system on the inside of the second floor of a residential building was securing a gable-end roof truss in place. A bundle of roof trusses that had been placed on the wall plates fell over, breaking the scaffold and knocking the gable-end truss from the building’s wall. The worker fell about 22 feet to grade. |
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries (2 workers)
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| Core Activity: Low slope roofing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Jun |
ID Number: 2017180140006 |
| Three workers were applying torch-on roofing material to a wood-framed patio awning when the awning detached from the one-level, wood-framed house. The workers fell about 8 feet to grade, with one worker landing on top of another worker. |
Injury Type: Close call
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| Core Activity: Crane operation |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017114550016 |
| Two tower cranes were operating on a construction site. The upper tower crane was moving a load of reinforcing steel when it contacted the lower crane, which was stationary with a load of steel. Both crane operators were able to lower their loads safely before stopping operation. |
Injury Type: Fatal
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| Core Activity: Road construction |
| Location: Northern B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017178760016 |
| A loaded coal truck was involved in a single-vehicle incident on a public highway. The driver died at the scene. |
Injury Type: Fatal
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| Core Activity: Blasting or avalanche control |
| Location: Interior B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017166950021 |
| A worker placing rock mesh at a scaling operation slipped and fell 60 metres from a rock bluff. |
Injury Type: Puncture wound in leg
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| Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017165370022 |
| A worker was using an airless paint sprayer to paint the interior of a series of containers, which were set up as a storage facility. As the worker cleared a clog from the spray nozzle, the paint sprayer activated and punctured the worker’s leg. |
Injury Type: Injury to foot (non-worker)
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| Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017174000050 |
| During a windstorm, about 40 insulating roof panels (4×4 feet by 2 inches) blew off the 46th floor of a highrise. Several panels struck occupied buildings adjacent to the site; one panel struck a pedestrian’s foot. |
Injury Type: Close call
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| Core Activity: Excavator operation |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017175280010 |
| While an excavator was performing excavation/landscaping work, its bucket ruptured a gas line. No injuries were sustained but the fire department attended the workplace. Traffic was prohibited in the area and neighbouring property owners were instructed to eliminate all ignition sources. |
Injury Type: Close call
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| Core Activity: Decking application or waterproofing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017174000051 |
| A worker was conducting torch-on activities in a ground area close to a wood-frame, multi-unit residential building. The worker left the area to start work on another part of the site. About 30 minutes later, other workers noticed that the structure was on fire. Workers’ attempts to put out the fire were unsuccessful. The fire department extinguished the fire, which had affected the exterior of three floors near an access/egress point. |
Injury Type: Exposure to carbon monoxide (1 worker); suspected exposure to carbon monoxide (8 workers)
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| Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply / Decking application or waterproofing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017145210005 |
| Two workers were using a gas-powered pressure washer to prepare an underground parking lot in a highrise under construction for traffic coating. Additional workers were on site performing general labour duties. Workers felt dizzy and removed themselves from the work area. Some workers required assistance and emergency services were called. The local fire department tested for carbon monoxide, which measured at 680 ppm. Paramedics gave nine workers oxygen for suspected carbon monoxide exposure. |
Injury Type: Dislocated elbow, fractured wrist
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017165370021 |
| A worker was walking along the top of formwork while directing a concrete pump truck’s hose. The hose clogged, then suddenly released, causing the hose to move and push the worker off the form. The worker fell about 7 feet to the edge of an excavation and then slid a further 5 feet down to the base of the formwork. |
Injury Type: Fractured ankle
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| Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017122120015 |
| A worker was standing at the unguarded edge of a residential roof waiting for siding material to be passed to him. The worker, who was not using fall protection equipment, lost his balance and fell about 11 feet to the ground. |
Injury Type: Lacerated hand
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| Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017173510002 |
| A young worker was using a knife to notch out a section of door trim. The knife slipped and contacted the worker’s hand. |
Injury Type: Fractured ankle
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-May |
ID Number: 2017124800011 |
| A worker was at a height of 4 feet on a ladder, working overhead with a reciprocating saw, when the saw kicked back. The worker fell from the ladder and landed on a nail gun. |
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