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: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair / Welding services
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025196490001
A worker was operating a plasma cutter on steel pipe when their clothing caught fire.
Injury Type: Multiple injuries (1 worker)
Core Activity: Structural concrete forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025207180001
A worker was acting as the spotter for confined space work in a water storage tank. While cleaning up, the worker lifted an unsecured plywood cover (4 by 4 feet), exposing a secondary floor opening, and fell through the opening to the concrete floor about 16 feet below.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation operation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025203080001
Two excavators were removing material close to and under a structure adjacent to an excavation. All work was stopped when cracking in interior walls, and a drop in the height of the fire wall, of the neighbouring building were reported.
Injury Type: Fractures
Core Activity: Drywalling / House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2024181890006
A worker was applying drywall mud to taped joints in a residential garage. While standing on the first level (5 feet above the floor) of a two-tiered rolling scaffold platform, the worker fell, striking the lower cross-brace before landing on the concrete floor.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Highway maintenance
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2024190530064
A fire destroyed a significant portion of a highway weigh scale. The fire was extinguished by fire departments.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation operation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2024194960011
While excavating a trench, an excavator ruptured a natural gas service line (2 inches in diameter), causing a release of natural gas. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Electric shock (1 worker)
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2024189770007
An electrical worker was providing direction to co-workers regarding the planned scope of work in a switchboard cabinet. As the worker approached the uncovered and energized cabinet, an arc flash occurred, grounding the worker. The breaker was immediately located, disconnected, and locked out.
Injury Type: Injury to head
Core Activity: Welding services or ornamental metal installation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2025181350001
A worker was assisting with welding repairs on a dump truck transfer trailer. When the repairs were complete, the tailgate of the trailer fell and struck the worker.
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