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.
A worker replacing a warehouse light fixture contacted an electrical conductor and sustained an electrical burn.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavator operation / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
An excavator was digging a shallow trench for the installation of a telecommunications line. Its bucket contacted an underground high-voltage electrical conductor, resulting in damage to a nearby transformer.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavator operation
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
During final preparation for road base application, an excavator bucket contacted a previously uncovered residential natural gas line and caused a rupture. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Fractured leg
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
A worker was using a ladder to conduct electrical work at a height of more than 15 feet. The ladder became unstable and the worker fell, striking an adjacent structure before falling to grade.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body (1 worker)
Core Activity: Electrical work / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
A worker on an unguarded second-floor balcony was trying to communicate with a co-worker below. The worker slipped and fell from the balcony about 12 feet 6 inches to grade below.
Injury Type: Injuries to upper body
Core Activity: Welding services or ornamental metal installation
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
A welder was hoisting an aluminum anode rod (used in the aluminum smelting process) into a jig, using an overhead crane. The synthetic web sling slipped off the crane hook, damaging the hook’s safety latch in the process. This resulted in the anode falling and striking the worker.
Injury Type: Possible bruising
Core Activity: Concrete reinforcing / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2021-Apr
During the installation of a vertical rebar mat, the mat fell (bent) over onto a worker, who was caught under the mat.
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