Council of Construction Associations

Recent Work Related Incidents Reported to WorkSafeBC ~ February 2016

Posted on March 6, 2016 by cocabc

Injury Type: Fractures, internal injuries
Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016177720007
A worker fell about 16 feet from a portable ladder that was set up on a skirt roof to conduct painting on the fascia of a newly constructed home.

Injury Type: Injuries to head; internal injuries; fractured arm
Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016155070002
A painter was severely injured when he fell about 15 feet from a ladder to a marble floor.

Injury Type: Head injuries
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016165410006
A worker was seriously injured when he fell off a stepladder and through a floor opening, a total distance of 31 feet.

Injury Type: Multiple fractures, internal injuries
Core Activity: Traffic control
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016157410002
A traffic control person was struck by a passenger vehicle.

Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016175280002
A tractor-trailer was dumping wet earth material (end dump) when the trailer flopped onto its side with material still stuck to the passenger side of the box. The lower pivot attachment point of the hydraulic cylinder sheared off during the incident.

Injury Type: Head injury
Core Activity: Water well, foundational, or directional drilling
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016170060007
A drill head was being elevated to the top of the mast of a track drill. An air hose apparently became looped around a mast cross member (hose support bulkhead). This stretched the hose, causing the hose fitting and whip check (safety strap) to fail. The hose and fitting fell, striking the head of the worker operating the unit. The worker received first aid at the site and was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Injury Type: Undetermined injury to eye
Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016161760001
A worker constructing concrete forms on a residential construction site was struck in the eye by a nail fired from a pneumatic nail gun.

Injury Type: Undetermined injuries (1 worker)
Core Activity: Plastering, lathing, or stucco work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Feb	ID Number: 2016166710008
Four workers were working from a temporary wood scaffold system when it collapsed. Three of the four workers fell 14 feet, 8 inches to grade. Only one worker was injured.

Injury Type: Exposure to possibly hazardous substances (8 workers)
Core Activity: Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames / Pulp mill
Location: B.C.
Date of Incident: 2016-Jan	ID Number: 2016124770002
Workers involved in metal assembly and welding at a pulp mill’s “Evaporation Expansion Project” were exposed to air contaminants and vapours in the area of the heavy black liquor tanks. These tanks had been leaking and at the time of the incident were in an upset condition, venting vapours. Eight workers, including three young workers, reported to first aid with symptoms of headaches, nausea, dizziness, eye irritation, and burning skin. The workers were transported to the emergency department at the local hospital for treatment.

Injury Type: Back injuries
Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2016-Jan	ID Number: 2016178050005
A young worker was pulling 15-foot lengths of 15M rebar through a sliding glass door near an access opening in the floor. The worker stepped backwards, lost his footing, and fell backwards, landing on his back across a floor joist.