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.
A worker was operating a compound mitre saw to cut door trim material when one of their fingers contacted the rotating blade.
Injury Type: Fractures
Core Activity: Finishing carpentry
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025203010004
A young worker, wearing a fall protection harness, was walking on a roof (4/12 pitch) to attach to a lifeline that was connected to an anchor. The worker slipped on the roof and fell 22 feet to grade.
Injury Type: Multiple injuries
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025177520008
A worker was installing ductwork on a new home when they fell from about the seventh rung of a 10-foot stepladder onto a concrete floor.
Injury Type: Fractures
Core Activity: Excavator operation / Oil or gas production
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025194970007
While tightening bolts after swapping an excavator attachment, a worker slipped and sustained injuries.
Injury Type: Injuries to leg
Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025182130003
A worker was moving a forklift between levels of an underground parkade when the forklift tipped over, coming to rest on its right side.
Injury Type: Injury to back
Core Activity: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025188330005
A worker was on the fourth level of a scaffold, installing a roof tarp. The worker slipped and fell about 12 feet to a ledge two levels below.
Injury Type: Multiple fractures
Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025194960001
A worker was standing on a sawhorse ladder on a roof, installing a gutter. The worker slipped, causing the ladder to slip, and the worker fell about 10 feet to the concrete driveway.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Blasting / Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025165370008
A blasting incident occurred at a development site. When the last of the required blasts was initiated, the blasting mats opened and allowed fly rock to escape. The blast was directional, and the fly rock hit vehicles about 100 feet away. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Injury to head
Core Activity: Blasting
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025207240003
Workers were clearing shotcrete from a material delivery hose. A blockage in the hose resulted in violent ejection of material and caused the unrestrained hose to strike one of the workers.
Injury Type: Injury to upper body (1 worker)
Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025165370007
Two workers were working on a deck surface and had opened a hatch they needed to access. The workers left the hatch open and continued to work on the deck. One of the workers fell through the hatch opening to the level below (about 5 feet).
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Interior B.C.
Date of Incident: 2025-Feb
ID Number: 2025160850004
During a windstorm (after work hours), a temporary snow shelter constructed over an office trailer collapsed.
Injury Type: Fractures
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025117080001
A worker was working on the second level balcony of a house under construction when they fell through a mid-rail and fell about 14.5 feet to grade.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction / Structural concrete forming
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025205340003
A load of plywood was placed on the perimeter of a formwork deck that was being installed. Workers were adjusting the bracing of the suspended slab when part of it collapsed. No injuries were reported.
Injury Type: Injury to head
Core Activity: Deck, railing, or fence installation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025178050002
Sheets of glass were being unloaded from a delivery truck. A young worker was injured when the sheet (3 mm thick) they were holding shattered.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Electrical work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2025-Jan
ID Number: 2025178050001
While excavating for a residential electrical connection, an excavator snagged a 14.4 kV primary cable, pulling it from the transformer and causing a power outage to local residences. The utility owner attended the site to repair the line.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Concrete reinforcing / Structural concrete forming / Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2024-Dec
ID Number: 2025186400001
A reinforced steel column (about 37 inches high) was erected and inspected before establishing a complete system of column formwork around it. Shortly after inspection, the column failed and fell to the ground.
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