October 10, 2018
These summaries of selected Construction work-related incidents recently reported to WorkSafeBC may help you to prevent similar incidents.
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Injury Type: Fractured hand
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| Core Activity: Concrete reinforcing |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Sep |
ID Number: 2018155400032 |
| A worker carrying an acetylene bottle (weighing 40 pounds) tripped and fell while walking across rip-rap (an area of loose rocks). The bottle fell onto the worker’s hand, injuring it. The worker then rolled down an adjacent slope another 20 feet. |
Injury Type: Fractures
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| Core Activity: Siding, awning, or gutter installation, service, or repair / House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Northern B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Sep |
ID Number: 2018136960197 |
| A young worker fell about 21 feet from a roof. |
Injury Type: Burn (1 worker)
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| Core Activity: Crane operation |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Sep |
ID Number: 2018170660029 |
| Two workers were using an angle grinder to cut into a gas line when an ignition occurred. The fire department attended. |
Injury Type: Puncture wound to leg
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| Core Activity: Framing or residential forming |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Sep |
ID Number: 2018178740009 |
| A worker was installing formwork using a pneumatic coil nailer that housed 3-inch nails. While walking up a slight grade, the worker slipped and a nail was discharged from the coil nailer into the worker’s leg. |
Injury Type: Fractured leg
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| Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
| Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Aug |
ID Number: 2018167040019 |
| A worker was on a 10-foot stepladder performing back-framing and frame checks on an interior section of a recently framed wall. The stepladder twisted and the worker fell 8 feet to the sheathing subfloor. |
Injury Type: Lacerated leg
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| Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Aug |
ID Number: 2018171890036 |
| A worker was using a hand-held, 14-inch cut-off saw to cut a PVC pipe (8 inches in diameter). The pipe shifted and the saw’s abrasive blade contacted the worker’s leg. |
Injury Type: Injuries to feet
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| Core Activity: Road construction |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Apr |
ID Number: 2018165410012 |
| A worker was doing maintenance work on an excavator when a nearby skid-steer backed up and inadvertently struck the worker. |
Injury Type: Electrical burns, soreness
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| Core Activity: Electrical work / Electric utilities |
| Location: Lower Mainland |
| Date of Incident: 2018-Mar |
ID Number: 2018171890004 |
| While doing repair work on a 14.4 kV underground electrical supply cable, a worker sustained an electric shock. The worker was treated by a first aid attendant at a neighbouring business before being transported to hospital. |
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