Injury Type: Temporary loss of consciousness, upper-body fractures
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Core Activity: Mechanical insulation
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015161290003
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A mechanical trades worker installing pipe insulation fell from a wooden stepladder to the concrete floor below.
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Injury Type: Internal injuries
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Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
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Location: Northern B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015173540046
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Workers were laying out joints of pipe (stringing) for the construction of a pipeline. A joint of pipe was being lifted when it slid forward, striking a worker. The worker was caught between the pipe and the cab guard of the truck.
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Injury Type: Eye injury
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015173500044
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A worker was conducting framing activities with a pneumatic coil nail gun when a piece of the flexible copper wire that holds the nails together struck the worker.
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Injury Type: Back injury
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Core Activity: Excavation operation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015161950094
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An excavator was being used to excavate a trench when the excavator bucket, weighing about 4,000 pounds, disconnected and struck a worker standing in the trench.
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Injury Type: Exposure to carbon monoxide
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Core Activity: Pressure washing
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015169610001
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After using a gas-powered pressure washer in the lower level of a parkade, a worker reported feeling dizzy and having a headache.
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Injury Type: Multiple serious fractures
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Core Activity: Low slope roofing
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015154970082
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A worker was climbing an extension ladder when one foot slipped off of the rung. The worker lost his balance and fell 15 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Broken ankle
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Core Activity: Steep slope roofing
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2015-Jan
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ID Number: 2015175370007
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A worker was installing roof shingles when he slipped and fell 12-15 feet to a lower roof. The worker was wearing personal fall protection equipment.
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Injury Type: Fractures
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Core Activity: Tower crane operation / Structural concrete forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Sep
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ID Number: 2014154890077
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A tower crane was flying an elevator core wall form on the 14th level of a building. A work platform installed inside the core wall form failed and lumber fell about 20 feet, striking a worker standing on the 13th level of the elevator lobby area.
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