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March 9, 2023
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.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Oil or gas drilling |
Location: Northern B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023170090002 |
A drilling rig (hoist) was being operated when it experienced a misadventure and the top drive (a device used to turn the pipe when drilling) came down, striking the rig floor.
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Injury Type: Possible fractured leg
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Core Activity: Elevator or escalator manufacture, installation, service, or repair |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023145570032 |
A worker was assigned to unload materials being delivered to a workplace. The worker climbed onto the truck trailer to check the manifest of materials, then walked to the rear of the trailer and jumped down about 5 feet to the asphalt below, injuring one of their legs.
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Injury Type: Injuries to upper body, sore neck and back
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Core Activity: Ready mix concrete manufacture and delivery |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023194070005 |
As a fully loaded concrete truck was driving up a road, it slid backward off the low side of the road. The truck ended up on its passenger side about 50 feet down a bank. Emergency services extricated the driver, who was then transported to hospital by ambulance.
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Injury Type: Temporary loss of consciousness
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Core Activity: Planing mill |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023194000002 |
A worker was walking across a laneway at a workplace when they were struck by a forklift.
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Injury Type: Amputated fingertip
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Core Activity: Baked goods manufacture |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023181350002 |
A worker was operating a stand-up lift truck in reverse and was heading toward a support post. When the worker applied the brakes to avoid a collision, they lost their balance and reached to grab something to avoid falling. The worker ended up grabbing a steel guard covering the drainage pipe coming from the roof of the building. One of the worker's fingers got caught between the guard and the drainage pipe.
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Injury Type: Burns
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Core Activity: Pulp and paper mill |
Location: B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023181430003 |
After a pulp mill system upset, a worker tried to dislodge a material jam in a vertical pipe with water. A flow reversal occurred, with material moving up the pipe and spraying the worker with hot stock. The worker used an emergency shower before being taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Injury Type: Injuries to fingers
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Core Activity: Wooden component manufacture |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023195020002 |
As a worker was stacking lumber coming off the drop sort chain conveyor, a piece of lumber (1x6) slipped between the chains of the conveyor. When the worker tried to grab the board, one of their hands was caught in a pinch point between a chain sprocket, the board, and a support bar.
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Injury Type: Injuries to finger
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Core Activity: Shake or shingle mill |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023200810003 |
A worker was cutting cedar shakes when one of their fingers contacted the shingle saw blade.
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Injury Type: Injuries to hand
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Core Activity: Coffee, tea, herb, or spice packaging or manufacture |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023189760002 |
A worker was working on a packaging line in the production area of a workplace. One of the worker's hands contacted an unguarded butterfly valve inside a duct above a hopper.
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Injury Type: Possible smoke inhalation (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Sawmill |
Location: Northern B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2022-Dec |
ID Number: 2022194090036 |
A young worker observed smoke coming from a band saw where no one was working. The saw caught fire and workers attempted to extinguish the fire with fire extinguishers but were unable to. The fire department attended and put out the fire. The young
worker experienced symptoms of smoke inhalation.
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Injury Type: Dizziness
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Core Activity: Baked goods manufacture / Labour supply |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2022-Oct |
ID Number: 2022194280007 |
A young worker was working under the lid of a machine when the lid collapsed and struck the worker.
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Injury Type: Fractured arm
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Core Activity: Flour mill or rice mill |
Location: B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2022-Apr |
ID Number: 2022195030001 |
As a worker was accessing a screw-type conveyor (accessible through a hinged metal hatch), one of their arms was caught by the conveyor.
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Injury Type: Fracture to foot
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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: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023155270004 |
A worker was standing near the top edge of a sloped excavation (3 feet 10 inches deep), securing a wall formwork brace, when they slipped down the slope.
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Injury Type: Burns
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Core Activity: Electrical work / Smelter |
Location: B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023160670003 |
A worker was troubleshooting a conveyor system malfunction when an arc flash occurred.
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Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker); Undetermined injuries (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Road construction / General trucking |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023181730002 |
The empty trailer of a semi-truck went onto the shoulder of the road, causing the truck to swerve. When the trailer returned to the road, it swung into oncoming traffic, causing an oncoming semi-truck to swerve and hit the median. The trailer of the first semi-truck continued in the oncoming lane and struck an oncoming passenger truck occupied by two workers. The driver of the passenger truck was fatally injured; the passenger was also injured.
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Injury Type: Fractured arm
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Core Activity: Structural concrete reservoir, dam, dyke, or tunnel construction or repair / Crane operation / Electric utilities |
Location: Northern B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023178760002 |
As a crane began to move a load that needed to be flipped, a worker in the danger zone of the suspended load slipped and the load pushed one of the worker's arms against a concrete slab. Taglines were not being used to keep workers out of the danger zone.
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Injury Type: Injuries to upper body
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Core Activity: Concrete pumping |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023197990002 |
After completing a concrete pour, a concrete pump truck began to drive away from the worksite with its boom still fully extended. The truck travelled about 50 feet before rolling onto its side. The truck's operator was taken to hospital by ambulance.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Structural concrete forming / Crane operation |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023196660008 |
A worker was engaged in rigging activities for a concrete bucket when one of their feet got caught in a tagline attached to the bucket. The worker was hoisted with the bucket about 40 feet before being lowered to formwork on the level three deck above.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Low slope roofing / House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023189770001 |
While conducting roofing activities, a lone worker fell about 20 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Lacerated fingers
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Core Activity: Industrial, commercial, institutional, or highrise residential contracting or construction |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023170630002 |
While ripping a 2x4 dimensional piece of lumber with a cordless saw, a worker sustained lacerations to fingers on one hand.
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Injury Type: Soft tissue injuries
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Core Activity: Drywalling or acoustic board installation |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023190590002 |
A worker was accessing a small mezzanine about 8 feet above grade using an extension ladder. The ladder slipped out and the worker fell to the concrete floor. The ladder was missing the rubber feet normally fitted to the bottom of ladder rails.
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Injury Type: Injuries to legs
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023196660003 |
A worker was performing work activities related to siding installation from a ladder placed on a deck. The worker fell from the ladder and through an opening in the deck to grade (about 10 feet). The opening in the deck was not sufficiently covered or guarded.
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Injury Type: Fractured leg, laceration
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023202960001 |
A worker was conducting re-roofing duties as part of renovation work on an existing barn when they slid down the roof and fell about 18 feet to grade.
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Injury Type: Injury to back
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2022-Dec |
ID Number: 2023196660006 |
While performing work activities, a worker fell about 12 feet through an unguarded elevator shaft opening.
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Injury Type: Burns
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Core Activity: Painting or wallpapering |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2022-Nov |
ID Number: 2022194280010 |
A worker was masking cabinets in a residential kitchen when they accidentally turned on the stove, which ignited masking papers.
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TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING
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Injury Type: Injury to finger (1 worker)
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Core Activity: General trucking / Electronic equipment or light equipment, machinery, or parts wholesale (less than 500 pounds) |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023186390004 |
A worker was assisting a forklift operator load a transport trailer when a load came down on one of the worker's hands.
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Injury Type: Head injury
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Core Activity: Distribution centre |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023186430004 |
A worker working near railcars in a yard was found on the ground, unresponsive. They had slipped on the pavement; it had snowed that morning.
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Injury Type: Injuries to lower body
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Core Activity: Dump truck operation |
Location: Northern B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Jan |
ID Number: 2023194090006 |
A worker was performing maintenance on a truck-mounted plow. While disassembling the spring/accumulator system, the worker was struck by a part that released from the assembly.
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Injury Type: Exposure to extreme temperature
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Core Activity: Supermarket |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023194000001 |
As a young worker opened the door of an industrial oven, the worker was exposed to escaping steam.
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Injury Type: Contusion
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Core Activity: Window, gutter, or awning cleaning |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023203020001 |
A worker was cleaning gutters from an extension ladder when they experienced a medical event and fell about 8 feet to the concrete below.
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Injury Type: Strained arm (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Security or patrol services |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023155270003 |
A security guard confronted a suspected shoplifter outside a store and was assaulted by the suspect.
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Injury Type: Fatal
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Core Activity: Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts sales, rental, service, or repair (greater than 500 pounds) |
Location: Northern B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023179460008 |
A worker was using a wheeled gantry crane to lift a pan brake (a large metal bending machine). The pan brake was secured to the gantry crane's frame with a chain. During the lift, the pan brake was pulled over toward the worker, who was caught between the pan brake and a sea can (shipping container). The worker sustained fatal injuries.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Vegetation management / Integrated forest management / Electric utilities |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023158820004 |
Selective tree removal was being conducted adjacent to a highway and power line. A track-mounted feller buncher (a forestry machine that cuts trees and lays them down) slipped down a 20-foot sloped bank adjacent to a public roadway and came to rest on its side, in the ditch. There were no injuries to workers.
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Injury Type: Fractured vertebra
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Core Activity: Commercial cleaning or janitorial services |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023186420008 |
A worker was closing a 30-foot-long chain-link gate when the gate came off its rollers, injuring the worker.
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Injury Type: Exposure to a hazardous substance (9 workers)
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Core Activity: Acute care |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023196480001 |
Four workers in a chemotherapy compounding pharmacy reported symptoms of dizziness and nausea. Five workers in an adjacent area also reported symptoms. The fire department's hazmat team responded. Part of the building was evacuated. Workers underwent decontamination and were checked at the emergency room and discharged. The fire department cleared the building for reoccupation several hours later.
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Injury Type: Burns (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Structural repair of marine pleasure craft |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023177530004 |
Two workers (one of them a young worker) were carrying out hot work on the deck of a fishing boat deck when a fire occurred, involving a fuel tank that had been moved onto the boat deck. The fire was extinguished by the workers.
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Injury Type: Fractured leg (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Electric utilities / Consulting engineering, geological, geophysical, or geochemical consulting, or construction management consulting |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023181890003 |
Workers were pulling an electrical wire downhill through a man-made rip-rap ravine to replace a water sensor for a run-of-river hydro project. One of the workers slipped and fell about 20 feet down the steep rip-rap.
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Injury Type: Fractured ankle
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Core Activity: Structural repair of marine pleasure craft |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2023-Feb |
ID Number: 2023186390003 |
While moving a rolling scaffold, a worker fell about 8 feet to the hard surface below.
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Injury Type: Fatal
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Core Activity: Window, gutter, or awning cleaning |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2021-Mar |
ID Number: 2023187540003 |
A worker was on a 6-foot ladder cleaning the inside of the glass in an office building's lobby when they fell to the floor. The worker succumbed to their injuries.
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