April 10, 2019
These summaries of selected construction work-related incidents recently reported to WorkSafeBC may help you to prevent similar incidents.
See additional summaries online.
| Injury Type: Fatal |
| Core Activity: Bridge, overpass, or viaduct construction or repair |
| Location: Northern B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Mar |
| As a worker attempted to place a piece of dimensional lumber on a bridge deck under construction, the worker fell about 18 feet to the frozen creek bed below. The worker sustained fatal injuries. |
| Injury Type: Laceration, temporary loss of consciousness |
| Core Activity: Concrete placing, finishing, surfacing, or repair |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Mar |
| A worker was placing concrete using an overhead boom pump when the hose became plugged. Pressure built up and then the plug let go, causing the hose end to whip up and strike the worker. |
| Injury Type: Close call |
| Core Activity: Crane operation / Structural concrete forming |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Feb |
| The hoist drum brake of a tower crane failed, allowing a suspended load to fall, uncontrolled, about 35 feet to the ground. The load, crane load block, and about 60 feet of hoist line landed on the ground before the hoist drum brake engaged. No worker injuries were reported. |
| Injury Type: Injuries to the head |
| Core Activity: Crane operation / Low slope roofing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Feb |
| A crane was delivering a bundle of rigid insulation to a sixth-floor roof. As a worker was landing the bundle, it separated, resulting in single bales falling about 3 feet and knocking the worker to the concrete roof surface. |
| Injury Type: Close call |
| Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Jan |
| Workers were installing formwork re-shoring poles (3.5 metres long) on the leading edge of a new concrete building. The poles became unsecured and fell about 50 feet to the ground below. No worker injuries were reported. |
| Injury Type: Close call |
| Core Activity: Blasting |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Jan |
| An urban blasting operation was not adequately planned or contained. Blasting mats flew about 5 metres into the air, striking and pulling overhead communication lines to the ground. Fly rock flew over adjacent homes and damaged vehicles parked more than 80 metres away. No worker injuries were reported. |
| Injury Type: Fractured arm |
| Core Activity: Framing or residential forming |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Jan |
| A young worker fell about 20 feet from the roof of a new residence. |
| Injury Type: Fractured ankle, injury to lower body |
| Core Activity: Steep slope roofing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2019-Jan |
| A worker fell about 25 feet from the steep slope roof of a new residence. The worker had reportedly unclipped from the fall protection system while transferring from the roof to a ladder. |
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