Injury Type: Temporary loss of consciousness; fractures, lacerations
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016175290016
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Framers were installing I-joists on the first floor of a new house. When they returned from a coffee break, they found a young worker lying unconscious on the concrete floor at the base of a wall 11 feet high.
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Injury Type: Fractured bones in feet
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Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016110750012
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A worker was working at the leading edge of a temporary work platform over a stairwell. The worker stepped on the end of the unsecured 4×8 sheet of plywood. The plywood flipped up and the worker fell 14.5 feet to a concrete floor.
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Injury Type: Back injury, fractured ankle
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016166710030
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A young worker framing a balcony area of a house under construction fell 24 feet to grade below.
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Injury Type: Fatal
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Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016120030020
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A painter fell 20 feet from an unguarded balcony to an asphalt driveway below.
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Injury Type: Burns to arm
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Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Sep
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ID Number: 2016157520048
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A worker was replacing a residential gas furnace when a gas leak occurred. The gas contacted an ignition source, causing a deflagration and fire in the residential home.
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Injury Type: Serious injuries
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Core Activity: Roofing installation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2016-Aug
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ID Number: 2016155730007
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A young worker conducting a torch-on installation accessed the upper 4:12 sloped main roof work area of a house under construction. The worker fell through an unguarded skylight opening to the concrete floor about 23 feet below.
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