Construction incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers’ privacy.
Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jul
ID Number: 2023158880010
As excavating was being done adjacent to a concrete structural column footing, the fill supporting the column footing gave way. The column footing slid into the excavation, which resulted in the structural column being unsupported and the roof of the building sagging about 2 feet.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body
Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jul
ID Number: 2023194090018
A worker fell on a rocky surface. The worker was assessed by the on-site first aid attendant, then transported to hospital.
Injury Type: Soft tissue injuries
Core Activity: Low slope roofing
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jul
ID Number: 2023160850022
As a young worker tried to climb a fixed ladder, the ladder separated from the wall of the structure. The worker fell to grade.
Injury Type: Burns (1 worker)
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jul
ID Number: 2023167090021
Workers were installing equipment at a home when one worker observed smoke coming out of the company vehicle. The worker tried to extinguish the fire and sustained burns. The fire engulfed both the company vehicle and an adjacent vehicle.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body
Core Activity: Electrical work / Structural concrete reservoir, dam, dyke, or tunnel construction or repair / Electric utilities
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jul
ID Number: 2023178760015
A worker performing a manual task in a tunnel slipped and fell (on the same elevation), striking the concrete side wall. The worker received first aid on site before being transported to hospital.
Injury Type: Soreness in upper body
Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023166710009
A worker was applying damp proofing membrane to a tunnel wall when they fell backward, striking their head.
Injury Type: Multiple fractures
Core Activity: Low slope roofing
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023155070013
While conducting roofing repairs, a worker fell about 30 feet to the concrete surface below.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation work / Electrical work
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023188330012
Workers were excavating soil next to a utility pole, to install a new electrical feed to a neighbouring lot. The excavator bucket struck and severed a 26 mm gas line. Workers evacuated the area and called 911. The fire department and the utility owner attended the site, and the utility owner repaired the line.
Injury Type: Fractures of lower body
Core Activity: Decking application or waterproofing
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023203080007
A worker was assisting an equipment operator to relocate a mobile work platform. The worker stepped backward onto an unsecured covering over an open utility access hole and fell about 12 feet to the surface below. The fire department extricated the worker, who was then transported to hospital by ambulance
Injury Type: Injuries to one leg (1 worker)
Core Activity: Paving services or asphalt manufacture
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023170630005
During asphalt road resurfacing, an asphalt roller backed up and struck a worker. The roller operator did not see the worker behind the machine, and the injured worker had their back to the machine.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023190520003
During activities for a trenchless water line replacement, a half-inch gas line was severed. The subsequent gas leak caused a fire and explosion in a duplex garage.
Injury Type: Fractured foot
Core Activity: Structural concrete reservoir, dam, dyke, or tunnel construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023178760012
A worker was injured while helping to manually reposition installed forks on a loader.
Injury Type: Possible exposure to wildfire smoke
Core Activity: Structural concrete reservoir, dam, dyke, or tunnel construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023178760010
A worker performing work in an outdoor environment had difficulty breathing. The worker received first aid on site before being transported to hospital.
Injury Type: Burns
Core Activity: Mechanized tunnel boring construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023181740009
A worker was injured when the electrical current arced as they were disconnecting an energized extension cord from a sump pump. The junction where the two cords met was damaged.
Injury Type: Injury to lower body and leg
Core Activity: Concrete reinforcing / Structural concrete reservoir, dam, dyke, or tunnel construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023178760009
A worker was traversing a reinforcing steel grid when the worker’s foot slipped through a space in the grid
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Concrete placing, finishing, surfacing, or repair / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-Jun
ID Number: 2023188410008
Outside of regular work hours, a fire broke out in a courtyard atop a parkade and consumed some torch-on and waterproofing material. Site security called 911 to report a plume of smoke. The fire department attended and extinguished the fire.
Injury Type: Injuries to fingers
Core Activity: Structural concrete forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2023-May
ID Number: 2023189770002
A worker was cutting lumber and plywood for slab edge construction with a circular saw when the saw kicked back and contacted one of the worker’s hands.
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