Injury Type: Crush injury to foot
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Core Activity: Welding services or ornamental metal installation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Apr
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ID Number: 2016163270011
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A rough-terrain lift truck was moving a load of steel when it ran over the foot of a worker who was guiding it.
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Injury Type: Fractures to arms
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Apr
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ID Number: 2016161290020
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A residential roofer (young worker) was performing a lifeline/rope grab changeover near the roof’s edge. He slipped on roofing paper and fell about 24 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Tower crane operation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Apr
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ID Number: 2016161950004
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A tower crane had completed lifting a load and the tower crane operator was advancing the trolley towards the mast while hoisting the load block with lifting hook and rigging chains (empty) to allow the crane hook to relocate to another location at the jobsite. The load block, hook, and rigging chains (weighing about 1,000 pounds) fell uncontrolled from a height of about 20 feet, striking the concrete floor surface below. The excess load line spooled onto the same surface. Workers were within the work area, but no injuries were reported.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Excavator operation
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Mar
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ID Number: 2016171900020
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An excavator was grading the sub-base of a roadway when the bucket hooked two rocks which then pinched and ruptured a 3/4-inch natural gas service line. The police and fire department were on site and businesses in the area were evacuated. The utility company repaired the damaged line.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Mar
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ID Number: 2016161740016
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During roof replacement work, a section of the roof on a residential building collapsed under the weight of roofing materials. No workers were injured in the incident.
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Injury Type: Exposure to a hazardous substance (5 workers)
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Core Activity: Pulp mill/Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames
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Location: B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Mar
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ID Number: 2016124770011
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Workers involved in sorting metal in the lower laydown area of a pulp mill were exposed to air contaminants from a plume of vapour from the effluent cooling towers. Five workers, including one young worker, reported to first aid with symptoms such as headaches, nausea, sore throat, vomiting, and light-headedness.
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Injury Type: Penetrating wounds
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Interior B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Feb
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ID Number: 2016156160012
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A young worker fell 16 feet through a floor opening (3.5 feet square) on the second level. The worker landed on steel reinforcing rods at ground level.
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