Injury Type: Close call
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| Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017173340009 |
| A dump truck with a tandem trailer attached was parked. When the trailer assembly was detached from it, the dump truck rolled down an 8 percent grade for a distance of about three car lengths before it hit a tree and came to a full stop. |
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017175290019 |
| A framing worker was using a 12-inch-long pry bar to remove 3-inch-long nails from a temporary plywood deck surface. The worker lost his balance and fell 22 feet through the wooden guardrailed edge to the gravel surface below. |
Injury Type: Fractured ribs and vertebrae
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| Core Activity: Road construction |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017163210047 |
| A worker was climbing down the step of a pavement grinder when he fell 5 to 7 feet (to the pavement). |
Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker, 1 non-worker); multiple injuries (non-workers)
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| Core Activity: Excavation operation |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017163640012 |
| An articulated rock truck that had been parked on an incline rolled away, fatally injuring the operator and one non-worker, and causing multiple injuries to other members of the public. |
Injury Type: Lower-body fracture
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| Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair |
| Location: Northern B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017170090006 |
| A worker was operating a piece of mobile equipment when it started tipping onto its side. The worker attempted to jump clear of the equipment and was pinned under it. |
Injury Type: Injuries to head and hand
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| Core Activity: Excavator operation |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Sep |
ID Number: 2017154960037 |
| An excavator rolled about 60 feet down a steep grade, landing on an access road. The operator, who had been wearing a seatbelt, climbed out of the broken cab window and was later transported to hospital by ambulance. |
Injury Type: Burns
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| Core Activity: Paving services or asphalt manufacture |
| Location: Interior B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017177520023 |
| At an asphalt plant, a worker was using pumping equipment to transfer hot oil from a storage tank to an operating tank when the piping ruptured. The worker was sprayed with hot oil (160 degrees Celsius). |
Injury Type: Burns
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| Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017175270012 |
| A worker had just finished applying torch-on materials to a roof when part of the roof caught fire. The worker tried to fight the fire without a fire extinguisher and sustained burns. |
Injury Type: Head laceration
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| Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017175270010 |
| A young worker was sweeping debris from the main floor of a three-storey condominium building under construction. The worker stepped back into an opening in the floor and fell 4 feet, 10 inches to the ground level of a crawl space. |
Injury Type: Electric shock (1 worker)
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| Core Activity: Highway maintenance (routine maintenance of all aspects of a specific section of highway) |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017171890016 |
| During preparations for the placement of concrete in a culvert of a public roadway, the 32 metre boom of a concrete pump contacted, or came close to, an overhead 14.4 kV transmission line. The worker holding the pump discharge hose received an electric shock, and the concrete pump and concrete delivery truck were damaged. |
Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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| Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017154960032 |
| A loaded dump truck travelling down a hill on a gravel service road rolled onto the driver’s side. The driver was extricated from the cab with the assistance of the fire department. |
Injury Type: Facial injuries
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| Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2017-Aug |
ID Number: 2017171590013 |
| A young worker conducting paint preparation activities fell about 17 feet to grade. |
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