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: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2026-Apr
ID Number: 2026171599998
In a works yard, a front-end loader collided with the front side of a dump truck. The worker in the dump truck was injured.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Excavation operation / Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts manufacture or installation (greater than 500 pounds)
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2026-Apr
ID Number: 2026192869996
While excavating to expose a waterline, equipment struck a tee intersection from a natural gas mainline to a service drop for a new townhouse. Natural gas was released, and the worksite and nearby structures were evacuated.
Injury Type: Multiple injures (1 worker)
Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2026-Apr
ID Number: 2026162939997
A young worker was injured when an excavator backed over them.
Injury Type: Fractured arm (1 worker)
Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2026-Apr
ID Number: 2026178769998
A worker was helping a transport truck driver to release the gooseneck fifth-wheel hitch from a lowbed trailer. The worker slipped and fell on the snow- and ice-covered ground.
Injury Type: Soft tissue injuries
Core Activity: Scaffolding, tent, staging, or display booth rental and installation / Cement manufacture
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2026-Mar
ID Number: 2026189849996
A worker was exiting a cement stack/riser when one of their feet got caught in the job-built work platform between the stack and the walkway.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: Oil or gas pipeline construction or repair
Location: Northern B.C.
Date of Incident: 2026-Mar
ID Number: 2026170099993
Workers were using an excavator to expose an underground section of a 12-inch pipeline, to install a test head (for testing hydrostatic pressure). The excavator’s bucket struck an adjacent 6-inch sales pipeline. That pipeline was empty, so no liquid or fumes were released.
Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker)
Core Activity: Excavation operation
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2026-Mar
ID Number: 2026155279995
A worker was working in a trench adjacent to an elevated stone masonry retaining wall. As an excavator worked above the retaining wall, the wall collapsed onto the worker in the trench. The worker was fatally injured.
Injury Type: Close call
Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work
Location: Lower Mainland
Date of Incident: 2026-Mar
ID Number: 2026196499996
At a townhouse construction site, part of an excavation wall sloughed, causing damage to formwork below.
Injury Type: Fracture, soft tissue injuries
Core Activity: Crane operation
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
Date of Incident: 2026-Mar
ID Number: 2026155279996
A worker was walking across a floor joist that was toe-nailed and not fastened adequately. The joist failed, and the worker fell about 9 feet to the floor below.
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