PRIMARY RESOURCES

Injury Type: Injury to back, laceration (1 worker); Injury to head, bruising (1 worker)

Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation, oil or gas field servicing

Location: Northern B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024170090007

Two workers were in a vacuum truck, driving on a winter road covered in snow and ice. As the truck went over a hot line crossing (large mound of dirt used to protect buried lines), it slid sideways and rolled onto the driver's side. The operator and passenger were transported to hospital by MTC (mobile treatment centre).

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Fin fish farming

Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.

Date of Incident: 2023-Dec

ID Number: 2023154970033

During a strong windstorm, the outside wall of a fish farm on a barge collapsed. The roof structure fell onto the living quarters and feed storage shed. No one was injured.

MANUFACTURING

Injury Type: Injuries to foot

Core Activity: Veneer or plywood manufacture

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Feb

ID Number: 2024145570028

A worker was stacking sheets of plywood on a scissor lift table. They inadvertently activated the foot control, lowering the table (with the load of sheets, weighing about 2,200 pounds).

Injury Type: Suspected electric shock

Core Activity: Pulp and paper mill

Location: B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024181430009

A worker was operating an electric hoist attached to an overhead monorail. The worker was holding the control pendant and leaning on a metal guardrail to view the area of the lift when they collapsed. An exposed 347-volt conductor was subsequently found on the electric hoist power cable in close proximity to where the worker had been.

Injury Type: Injuriy to arm

Core Activity: Drug, vitamin, or pharmaceutical manufacture

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024186450001

A worker was trying to clear powder that had become hung up inside a blender. When the worker put their hand inside the hopper, a cover valve activated and closed on their arm.

Injury Type: Exposure to hazardous materials (14 workers)

Core Activity: Oil refining or recycling

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024182820002

A refinery was shut down due to cold temperatures. During the subsequent startup of the refinery, combustion occurred in the fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) unit, which released smoke from the FCC unit stack. Fourteen workers reported to first aid.

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts manufacture or installation (greater than 500 pounds)

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024175370003

The roof of the main building at a workplace was compromised during a heavy snow event. The employer evacuated and secured the building at that time. During the early hours of the next day, a sizeable section of the roof collapsed. No workers were at the workplace and no injuries were reported.

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Veneer or plywood manufacture

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024175300001

An explosion occurred in the epoxy room in a production area. The bay doors and the epoxy sustained significant damage.

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Pulp and paper mill

Location: B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024181430005

A dozer was clearing a frozen bridge of wood chips that obstructed a mechanical wood chip intake (reclaims). When the operator backed the dozer over the intake, the dozer broke through the bridge of wood chips, fell into the intake, and landed with the front end oriented upward. The wood chip pile then collapsed on the dozer, engulfing the cab and leaving only the dozer blade exposed. The operator summoned assistance via radio and was extracted by a crew digging with an excavator and shovels to expose the cab.

Injury Type: Soft tissue injuries (2 workers)

Core Activity: Metal door, screen door, or aluminum window manufacture

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024203080003

Two workers were on the flat deck of a mobile crane, unloading crates of glazing units, when the third crate fell over, hitting both workers as well as causing the second crate to fall uncontrolled. The workers fell about 4 feet, landing on the second crate.

Injury Type: Multiple injuries

Core Activity: Wooden post or pole manufacture

Location: Interior B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024160850002

A worker was using a pike pole to clear debris and ice from the blower of an operating bark extraction system. The blower mechanism caught the pike pole, resulting in it swinging and striking the worker.

Injury Type: Injury to finger

Core Activity: Sawmill

Location: Northern B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024178140001

A worker was trying to unjam a chain at the front end of the sorter bins when one of their fingers was pinched between the chain and the sprocket.

Injury Type: Injuries to hand (1 worker)

Core Activity: Food product manufacture

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024195030001

A worker was cleaning the top of the extruder rolls on a dough laminator machine when one of their hands was caught in the in-running nip point of the extruder rolls. Emergency services dismantled the extruder rolls to free the worker's hand. The worker was transported to hospital by ambulance.

Injury Type: Injuries to fingers

Core Activity: Printing

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2023-Dec

ID Number: 2023180850016

A worker conducting maintenance work on a print machine had their fingers of one hand caught between the rollers. The worker managed to activate the emergency stop button and call for help.

CONSTRUCTION

Injury Type: Laceration, possible concussion (1 worker)

Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024196470002

Three workers were working from ladders to disassemble a wooden structure when part of the structure collapsed and hit one of the ladders. The worker on that ladder fell about 8 feet to a concrete floor below.

Injury Type: Possible fractured ankle

Core Activity: Electrical work

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024203080005

A worker was standing on a 10-foot aluminum straight ladder while installing electric metal tubing in a parkade. The ladder slipped and the worker fell about 8 feet to the ground.

Injury Type: Fractured leg

Core Activity: Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction

Location: Interior B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024186420004

A worker installing composite decking on the trusses of the second level in a new concrete tilt-up building fell through an opening in the decking to the ground (14 feet below).

Injury Type: Fractured leg (1 worker)

Core Activity: Scaffolding rental and installation / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise residential contracting or construction

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024189770001

Three workers climbed outside of a guarded scaffold to install tarpaulins on the scaffold's exterior. Under the pressure of being pulled by the workers, one of the tarps ripped, resulting in one of the workers falling about 3 feet and striking a scaffold component.

Injury Type: Injuries to head

Core Activity: Excavation, or private landfill or transfer station operation

Location: Northern B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024182060014

A worker was filling the left front-steer tire on a sanding truck with air when the tire ruptured.

Injury Type: Injuries to leg

Core Activity: Plumbing, heating, vent, residential air conditioning, or central vacuum system installation or repair

Location: Interior B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024180940003

A worker was bolting a fire pump to a concrete slab when the pump toppled and struck their leg.

Injury Type: Close call

Core Activity: Excavation operation

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024194920001

During excavation work, the bucket of a mechanized excavator severed a 25 mm gas service line. The break caused a release of gas and workers at a nearby worksite were evacuated. The electronic tracing system used to locate the gas line had provided inaccurate information.

Injury Type: Fractures

Core Activity: Steel frame erection or structural repair of steel frames / Commercial marine vessel manufacture, service, or repair

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024196540004

A worker walking on a drydock deck slipped on ice and fell.

Injury Type: Fractured leg

Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work

Location: Interior B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024174170003

A worker fell while walking on a paved sidewalk.

Injury Type: Amputation injury to finger

Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024203080002

A worker was using a chop saw to cut a piece of wood when the blade contacted one of their fingers.

Injury Type: Head injury, fractures

Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair

Location: Northern B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024177720001

A worker had finished their work on the roof of a multi-level building. As the worker was descending on a ladder, they fell to the concrete below.

TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING

Injury Type: Fracture, lacerations

Core Activity: Distribution centre

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024177480007

A worker was operating a stand-on pallet-jack lift truck. While turning a corner, the worker came off the lift truck and was pinned against a metal barrier at the end of an aisle of racking.

Injury Type: Injury to foot

Core Activity: Distribution centre

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024186430001

A worker leaving a building walked through the loading dock and was struck by a forklift.

TRADE

Injury Type: Burns

Core Activity: Retail bakery or delicatessen

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Feb

ID Number: 2024177480008

A worker was carrying a pot of hot cooking oil from the kitchen to a recycling barrel outside. As the worker stepped out the back door, they fell and contacted the spilled liquid.

Injury Type: Laceration

Core Activity: Large retail store

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024189840025

After restocking shelves, a worker was bent over, tying their shoes. When the worker stood up, they lost balance and fell backward, hitting their head.

PUBLIC SECTOR

Injury Type: Injuries to leg (1 worker)

Core Activity: Local government and related operations

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024196540003

A worker responding to a fire stepped over a fire hose just as it was filling with water. The hose moved forcefully and struck one of the worker's legs.

SERVICE SECTOR

Injury Type: Exposure to chlorine gas

Core Activity: Building management, building rental, or mobile home parks and strata corporations

Location: Interior B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024194980002

A worker performing pool and hot tub maintenance activities was exposed to chlorine gas.

Injury Type: Multiple fractures

Core Activity: Landscaping, lawn or garden maintenance, or weed control

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024196540008

A worker was clearing a jam in a hopper (the truck trailer) of a bark blower truck. As the worker was trying to exit the hopper, one of their legs was caught by the auger feeding the mulcher. A worker outside the hopper spotted the worker and shouted to another worker, who turned off the auger/mulcher. The injured worker was extracted by the fire department and was taken to hospital.

Injury Type: Injuries to hand (1 worker)

Core Activity: Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts sales, rental, or service (greater than 500 pounds) / Industrial, commercial, institutional or highrise construction

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024196490001

A tower crane had been dismantled. As a 20-ton derrick crane was removing a section of the tower crane from the building's roof, the load was dropped to the roof deck and the jib (boom) of the 20-ton derrick crane struck the jib of a 10-ton derrick crane that was also on the roof. The jib of the second derrick crane was severed and a section of the jib fell and was suspended from the side of the building by a line of the crane system. On its way down, the jib struck against the upper floors of the building, breaking windows, damaging window frames, and causing damage to a section of the concrete parapet wall. One worker was injured.

Injury Type: Injuries to hand

Core Activity: Commercial cleaning or janitorial services / Building management, building rental, or mobile home parks and strata corporations

Location: Lower Mainland

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024165830003

A worker reached above their head to pull on a wire attached to a garage door's trolley disconnect system. The worker lost their footing with the wire wrapped around their hand.

Injury Type: Fatal (2 workers, 2 non-workers); Multiple injuries (3 non-workers)

Core Activity: Outdoor sport tour / Helicopter aerial work

Location: Northern B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024200690003

A helicopter carrying seven people on a heli-skiing tour crashed before reaching its destination. The pilot and two clients were declared deceased at the scene. Four individuals, one worker and three clients, sustained life-threatening injuries. The worker later succumbed to their injuries.

Injury Type: Injuries to legs

Core Activity: Building management, building rental, or mobile home parks and strata corporations

Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C.

Date of Incident: 2024-Jan

ID Number: 2024200810002

As a worker was unloading a compactor (1,500 pounds) from the lift gate of a delivery truck, the compactor tipped and pinned the worker. The worker managed to extricate themselves and called for help.