Construction incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers’ privacy.
During avalanche control operations involving the firing of six explosive charges (4 kg each), one charge failed to function as designed. The employer’s misfire procedures were followed, rendering the explosive charge safe. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
Core Activity: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025210680004
A young worker was stacking scaffolding platforms (18 by 4 inches, 5 feet long) at a height of about 6 feet when 12 pieces fell onto the worker.
Injury Type: Burns (1 worker)
Core Activity: Low slope roofing
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025210740009
Workers were completing roof membrane work on a commercial building. One worker was applying primer materials, and another was torching the membrane. Vapour from the roofing primer ignited, injuring the first worker.
Injury Type: Injuries to fingers
Core Activity: Pile driving / Excavation operation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025165370014
A worker was changing the drill bit on a large drill rig when some of their fingers were caught between the bit’s shaft and the locking clamps.
Injury Type: Fractures (1 worker)
Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025207140002
Workers were on the second tier of a manufactured scaffold, replacing a damaged windowpane. The window, which was being held in place with industrial suction cups, shattered, and one worker lost their balance and fell to grade.
Core Activity: Excavation operation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025188330009
In an excavation, workers were installing a pipe fitting to the main water connection for a building. Two of the workers were injured when the pressurized water main burst the cap and relief valve.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body
Core Activity: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025210680003
A young worker was loading drywall scraps into a bin placed on top of two second-floor balconies. The worker fell through a gap (about 1.5 feet wide) between the two balconies and landed on a concrete surface about 11 feet below.
Injury Type: Injury to back
Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025155270006
A worker was placing concrete when they stepped into an opening (1.5 feet by 5 feet) in a suspended slab formwork deck and fell about 8 feet 8 inches to the concrete slab below.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Masonry
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025210680002
On a commercial construction site, a telehandler was retracting its boom while loaded with a pallet of bricks. The telehandler tipped over, landing on stored building material.
Injury Type: Electrical injuries
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-May
ID Number: 2025206760004
A worker contacted an energized 347-volt busbar in a low-voltage electrical panel.
Injury Type: Injuries to upper body
Core Activity: Insulation work or fireproofing / House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Apr
ID Number: 2025155270007
A worker was installing batt insulation in a vaulted ceiling space while standing on a rolling scaffold platform (about 7 feet above grade). The platform connection failed at one corner, causing the worker to fall.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body
Core Activity: Drywalling or acoustic board installation
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Apr
ID Number: 2025197990005
While climbing a baker’s scaffold to work on a ceiling, a worker fell 6 to 8 feet to the ground.
Injury Type: Burns
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Apr
ID Number: 2025210650006
A worker was finishing work on an electrical panel when it arced.
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