Injury Type: Head injury, broken ribs
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2017-Mar
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ID Number: 2017175290005
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A worker was on a temporary work platform located 31 inches below the top plate of an interior wall. The worker lost his balance and fell over the top plate of the wall and through a floor opening to the gravel basement below.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Blasting or avalanche control
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Mar
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ID Number: 2017173560011
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During preparation of land for construction of a new residential housing development, a certified blaster initiated a blast that resulted in fly materials landing among workers at an adjacent worksite. There were no reports of injuries or property damage.
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Injury Type: Sprained ankle
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Interior B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2017-Mar
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ID Number: 2017158880009
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A worker fell 20 feet from a condominium roof, which was about 34 feet above grade. The worker’s personal fall protection equipment arrested his fall. The worker was injured when his feet touched the ground after all the slack in his fall protection system was released.
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Injury Type: Fractured arm and leg
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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-Mar
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ID Number: 2017174000018
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A young worker was accessing the leading edge of a 6/12-sloped roof while attempting to secure his lanyard to a lifeline. The worker slipped and fell about 34 feet onto concrete and other construction debris.
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Injury Type: Laceration to leg
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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-Mar
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ID Number: 2017174000017
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A worker was kneeling to cut plywood with a handheld circular saw when the blade contacted the worker’s leg.
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Injury Type: Fractured toes
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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: 2017-Mar
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ID Number: 2017112840005
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A worker who was disconnected from a lifeline and anchor assembly removed a perimeter roof jack from the lower of two toeboards. The lower toeboard was originally supported by three roof jacks. After cleaning debris from the elevated toeboard site, the worker stepped back onto the unsupported lower toeboard, which pivoted about the central roof jack. The worker slid down the 14/12 pitch roof, struck the gutter, fell 3.2 metres, then landed feet first on the lawn.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / 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: 2017174000006
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As a tower crane was flying a concrete fly table from the 28th to the 29th floor of a high-rise tower under construction, a wheel assembly (castor, shaft, and pin) became disconnected and fell off the fly table. The wheel assembly struck the roof of a house.
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Injury Type: Fractured ankle
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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-Oct
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ID Number: 2016166710040
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A worker was on an 8-foot ladder gluing a drywall patch onto a wall. When the worker pushed the drywall against the wall, the ladder slipped out from under the worker and he fell.
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Injury Type: Possible soft-tissue injury (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Drilling operation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Jul
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ID Number: 2016114550041
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Workers had just completed a drilling operation with a head drill rig. During the dismantling of the drill rig’s drill casing, a young worker near the drill head was struck by the casing.
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