The following work related incidents were reported to WorkSafeBC in October 2014:
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / Highrise construction
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014163750086
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During flyform stripping, an unsecured piece of 3/4-inch plywood (filler) measuring 2 feet by 5.5 feet fell from the 25th floor. The piece of plywood struck and broke a window in a building across the street.
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Injury Type: Sore back; undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Framing or residential forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014170150026
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A young worker was climbing an extension ladder to access an exterior deck. The worker lost his balance and fell about 12 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014114550102
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A piece of steel stud tracking, about 3 feet long, fell from a second-storey window opening in a building under construction. The falling material narrowly missed two people in the lane behind the building.
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Injury Type: Serious lacerations to fingers
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Core Activity: Fence installation
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014175370023
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A worker was ripping cedar fence stock from 1×8 down to 1×6 with a table saw when one of his hands contacted the blade.
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Injury Type: Fatal (1 young worker); electric shock (1 young worker)
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Core Activity: Road construction
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Location: Northern B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014165560044
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Two young workers were performing maintenance on a portable light tower when each received an electric shock. One later died of his injuries.
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Injury Type: Back pain; bruising and abrasions to arm
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Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting, construction, or renovation work
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014165370102
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A young worker fell about 7.5 feet off the end of a scaffold.
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Injury Type: Internal injuries; broken bones; cuts and bruising
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Core Activity: Traffic control
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014114550101
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A traffic control person working at a road construction project was struck by a 10-ton vibratory roller.
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Injury Type: Broken ribs
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Core Activity: Road construction
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Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014155610030
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A worker could not control a runaway 8-ton shop truck on a steep grade. The worker tried to ditch the truck in an attempt to stop it. The truck rode up an embankment where it rolled multiple times.
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Injury Type: Sore neck
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Core Activity: Structural concrete forming
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Oct
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ID Number: 2014117080081
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A sheet of 3/4-inch plywood (4 feet by 8 feet) fell from level 8 while workers were lowering a flyform on the exterior of the building on the same level. The plywood, which had not been adequately secured, struck a young worker at grade level.
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Injury Type: Puncture wound
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Core Activity: Plastering, lathe, or stucco work
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Location: Lower Mainland
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Date of Incident: 2014-Sep
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ID Number: 2014173920035
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A worker was stapling stucco mesh to the outside of a house, working from a scaffold plank at a height of 6 feet. He was holding the staple gun with his finger on the trigger when he inadvertently discharged a 1.5-inch staple into one of his legs.
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