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.
Core Activity: Concrete placing, finishing, surfacing, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025192860001
A worker tripped on a form brace steel spike and landed on a piece of flashing.
Injury Type: Injuries to hand
Core Activity: Electrical work / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025165370027
A young worker was installing an additional circuit to a ventilation panel that panel was live. The worker contacted the 600-volt side of the transformer in the panel, which created an electrical path through the worker’s hand to ground.
Injury Type: Multiple injuries (1 worker)
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025165370028
Two workers were moving fence panels with a pickup truck. One of them (a young worker) was in the back of the truck and fell out of the moving vehicle.
Injury Type: Injury to arm and chest
Core Activity: Concrete cutting or coring
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025210660008
A worker was cutting concrete with a 16-inch ring power saw when the saw kicked back and struck the worker.
Injury Type: Fractures (1 worker)
Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025165370026
A pickup truck towing a lighting trailer was reversing when a worker (spotter) noticed that the trailer hitch was not securely connected to the hitch ball. The spotter signalled the driver to stop. The equipment was positioned on a slight incline, and as the spotter tried to correct the hitch connection, the trailer detached from the ball and struck them.
Injury Type: Multiple fractures
Core Activity: Excavation operation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep
ID Number: 2025158820017
A worker was trying to move a construction fence panel to allow clearance for their skid-steer. Two other connecting panels did not have upper fence panel pins, which caused a panel to swing, pinching one of the worker’s fingers and knocking the worker to the ground. Three loose fence panels then fell onto the worker.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work / Excavation operation
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Aug
ID Number: 2025207240020
A 5-ton mini-excavator was excavating near an identified underground utility. The excavator struck the high-pressure natural gas service, causing an uncontrolled release of natural gas. The site was evacuated, emergency services and the utility owner were contacted, and the service was repaired.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Aug
ID Number: 2025192800008
A utility road crew was performing mechanical digging on a roadway to facilitate placement of a new water line service. While digging, the excavator contacted a gas line (1.25 inches, 60 psi), resulting in an uncontrolled release of natural gas. The immediate worksite was evacuated while the utility owner made repairs.
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