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 tower crane was removing a thrust-out work platform from the ninth floor of a highrise under construction. During the removal, a four-wheel plywood dolly became dislodged and fell to a third-level balcony below, grazing a new and young worker.
Injury Type: Exposure to hazardous materials (2 workers)
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Apr
ID Number: 2024203070002
A worker in a confined space became unresponsive while conducting activities related to waterproofing work. First aid and emergency services were summoned. A first aid attendant who entered the space to attempt rescue and administer first aid also became unresponsive. The fire department mechanically ventilated the space and lowered oxygen bottles and face masks. Both workers subsequently exited the space by themselves and were transported to hospital.
The operator of a concrete pump truck was folding down the boom when the top two sections of the boom struck a dead branch of a large fir tree. The branch (4 feet long, 2 inches in diameter) fell about 60 feet, striking the operator, who was wearing their safety hard hat.
Injury Type: Multiple injuries
Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024163800004
A worker was walking on the roof ridge of a new house to secure his lifeline to an established roof anchor. The worker slipped on the frost-covered metal roof, slid down the roof, and fell to the ground. The total height was about 20 feet.
Injury Type: Possible injuries to head and leg (1 worker)
Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024190590004
Two workers were installing an aluminum patio cover on a second-floor balcony. One of the workers, who was on an extension ladder, fell about 12 feet to grade.
Injury Type: Soft-tissue injuries to legs (1 worker)
Core Activity: Traffic control / Local government and related operations
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024197940001
A traffic control person (TCP) was directing traffic from two lanes to one lane for a ditch-mowing operation at the shoulder of a roadway. As part of the operation, a tractor equipped with a mower attachment needed to back up and reposition to get past some permanent obstacles. After checking with the TCP, the operator started to back up. The tractor’s left rear wheel struck the TCP.
Injury Type: Fractured leg
Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair / Oil or gas transmission (pipeline)
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024183100003
A worker was walking on ice when they slipped and fell.
Injury Type: Injury to back
Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024192870014
A worker had climbed a rebar grid on a foundation wall to strip pieces of wood on the bulkhead. The worker’s fall protection system was anchored to a 15-foot vertical piece of 25-millimetre rebar held in place with rebar ties. The vertical section of rebar broke free of the grid, the worker fell 10 feet to the ground, and the section of rebar fell on top of them.
Injury Type: Injuries to head
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024205340006
While installing poly around the exterior of a rooftop elevator shaft bulkhead (to protect it from the rain), a worker slipped and fell about 16 feet down a ladder.
Injury Type: Penetrating wound
Core Activity: Concrete placing, finishing, surfacing, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024165410007
While placing concrete, a young worker fell off the wooden concrete forms and landed on a 9-inch vertical piece of reinforcing steel (rebar).
Injury Type: Laceration
Core Activity: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation / Oil refining or recycling
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024115520001
A worker was dismantling a temporary tent built around scaffolding when a diagonal tubular brace (12 feet long) became loose and struck the worker.
Injury Type: Injuries to fingers
Core Activity: Hardwood floor laying or refinishing
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Mar
ID Number: 2024155070011
A worker was cutting hardwood flooring on a table saw when one of their hands contacted the rotating blade.
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