Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Interior B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Oct
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ID Number: 2016173540005
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A worker trying to transfer from a scaffold system to the roof of a building fell about 15 feet to a concrete surface.
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Injury Type: Back strain (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Framing/Construction labour supply
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Oct
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ID Number: 2016173250062
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Workers were standing an interior wall (8 feet high, 36.5 feet long) on the second floor of a residential wood-framed building under construction. As the wall was lowered, a young worker was caught between the floor and the wall.
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Injury Type: Fractures in foot and back
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Oct
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ID Number: 2016162000065
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A worker fell off an 8/12 roof. The distance from the eave to grade was about 13 feet; the worker struck a foundation wall on the way down.
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Injury Type: Lacerations
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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: 2016-Oct
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ID Number: 2016171900060
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A young worker lowered a worm-drive circular saw after finishing a cut. The saw bound up in the worker’s clothing, and the worker sustained lacerations.
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Injury Type: Broken arm, internal injuries
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Core Activity: Electrical work
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016109750008
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A worker fell about 17 feet off an extension ladder while installing recessed lighting on the outside of a house.
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Injury Type: Fractured leg
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Core Activity: Power pole, power line, or transmission line installation, service, or repair
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Location: Interior B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016157380043
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A worker changing out power poles was in the elevated bucket of a bucket truck. The worker was struck by a de-energized power line and knocked out of the bucket. The worker, who was not hooked into the fall protection system, fell 20 feet to the ground.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016120030019
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While performing ground excavation activities to install parking lot light posts, an excavator contacted a 3-inch gas line that serviced a large industrial complex. The police and fire department were contacted, and about 200 people were evacuated until the utility company could locate and contain the gas leak. No injuries were reported.
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