Construction-related 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.
Injury Type: Laceration, possible concussion (1 worker)
Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024196470002
Three workers were working from ladders to disassemble a wooden structure when part of the structure collapsed and hit one of the ladders. The worker on that ladder fell about 8 feet to a concrete floor below.
Injury Type: Possible fractured ankle
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024203080005
A worker was standing on a 10-foot aluminum straight ladder while installing electric metal tubing in a parkade. The ladder slipped and the worker fell about 8 feet to the ground.
Injury Type: Fractured leg
Core Activity: Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024186420004
A worker installing composite decking on the trusses of the second level in a new concrete tilt-up building fell through an opening in the decking to the ground (14 feet below).
Injury Type: Fractured leg (1 worker)
Core Activity: Scaffolding rental and installation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024189770001
Three workers climbed outside of a guarded scaffold to install tarpaulins on the scaffold’s exterior. Under the pressure of being pulled by the workers, one of the tarps ripped, resulting in one of the workers falling about 3 feet and striking a scaffold component.
Injury Type: Injuries to head
Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024182060014
A worker was filling the left front-steer tire on a sanding truck with air when the tire ruptured.
Injury Type: Injuries to leg
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024180940003
A worker was bolting a fire pump to a concrete slab when the pump toppled and struck their leg.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation operation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024194920001
During excavation work, the bucket of a mechanized excavator severed a 25 mm gas service line. The break caused a release of gas and workers at a nearby worksite were evacuated. The electronic tracing system used to locate the gas line had provided inaccurate information.
Injury Type: Fractures
Core Activity: Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames / Commercial marine vessel manufacture, service, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024196540004
A worker walking on a drydock deck slipped on ice and fell.
Injury Type: Fractured leg
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024174170003
A worker fell while walking on a paved sidewalk.
Injury Type: Amputation injury to finger
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024203080002
A worker was using a chop saw to cut a piece of wood when the blade contacted one of their fingers.
Injury Type: Head injury, fractures
Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Jan
ID Number: 2024177720001
A worker had finished their work on the roof of a multi-level building. As the worker was descending on a ladder, they fell to the concrete below.
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