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This page contains summaries of Notice of Incident (NI) reports received by WorkSafeBC. This information may help you to prevent similar accidents in your workplace.

THE NI INFORMATION IS PRELIMINARY AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE. Some details have been edited to protect the privacy of workers involved.

Completed WorkSafeBC investigation reports for selected incidents are available online, sorted by industry sector.

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2006 October - December

Injury Type : Injury to finger
Core Activity : Mobile crane operation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006154960465
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A mobile crane was repositioning a section of wharf at the dry land work area of a marine yard. The crane tipped onto its side, and the operator's hand became trapped between the bent door jamb and the control panel.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Structural concrete forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157560225
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A tower crane's load block contacted and hooked the flag line (the line that visually warns the crane operator of the presence of nearby overhead high-voltage power lines). As the crane swung away, the flag line released from the hook and sprang back past centre, contacting the 25-kV line.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Site surface preparation
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2007118050005
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was seriously injured in a motor vehicle accident while picking up supplies for the job site. The worker later died of his injuries.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2007117080042
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

As a placing crew was pouring concrete onto a proprietary formwork/falsework system, a shore pin dislodged, causing the shore (post) to collapse and fall over.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Concrete forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2007157550025
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A panel in a proprietary formwork/falsework system slipped off the support cup when one corner of the support cup failed.
Injury Type : Severe concussion
Core Activity : Structural metal products fabrication
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006147280308
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker had been fabricating an I-beam using a jacking frame and a portable powered hydraulic ram to bring the two flanges tight to the web. A 5-inch-long piece of square tubular steel was used as a spacer between the base of the ram cylinder and the frame. Initial evidence, including a split hard hat, indicates that the jacking frame and ram configuration failed under pressure, causing a blow to the worker's head.
Injury Type : Amputated finger, fractured finger
Core Activity : Cutting and installing exterior moulding
Location : BC
ID Number : 2007155270001
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was using an unguarded table saw to rip 6-foot-long 2x4 comb-face exterior moulding. The worker's hand contacted the rotating saw blade.
Injury Type : Fatal (1 worker, 1 non-worker)
Core Activity : Pilot car service
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2007110750008
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

As a private vehicle was passing another vehicle, it crashed head-on into an oncoming pilot vehicle. Both the driver of the passing vehicle and the driver of the pilot vehicle died of their injuries.
Injury Type : Deep bruising
Core Activity : Drywall warehousing and distribution
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157520193
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

As a forklift was loading drywall materials onto a delivery truck, a worker was adjusting dunnage for the load. The worker was pinned between the forklift load and the deck of the delivery truck.
Injury Type : Fractured leg bone
Core Activity : Wood frame house construction
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006120030218
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was sheeting a 9/12 pitch roof approximately 18 feet from ground level. As he was climbing the roof, he stumbled and fell on the roof, fracturing a bone in his leg. The worker was connected to a lanyard at the time of the accident.
Injury Type : Back injuries
Core Activity : Structural concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157550153
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was assisting to place a flytable when he fell backwards between tables and landed on the concrete deck approximately 8 feet below.
Injury Type : Broken and cracked bones (1 worker); cuts and lacerations (1 worker)
Core Activity : Removal of branches from overhead power lines
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115520164
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A bucket truck was being used to remove a fallen tree from an overhead residential power line. As the boom was being extended and raised into position, the bucket truck tipped onto its side. Two workers inside the bucket, approximately 25 feet above grade, rode it down but were ejected when the bucket struck the ground.
Injury Type : Fractured vertebra
Core Activity : Roofing
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2007119700015
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker had climbed onto a roof. Before he could attach his lanyard to an anchor, he slipped and fell 15 feet to the ground. The worker landed on his feet atop compact snow and dirt.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Electrical work
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006150180274
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was working from the elevated platform of a scissor lift, approximately 22 feet above grade. When a nearby overhead bridge crane travelled and struck the platform, the scissor lift tipped. The worker rode the platform down and was fatally injured when the platform hit the ground below.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Oil and gas lease road construction
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006153370210
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A road construction worker was fatally injured while working on the shift linkage for the automatic transmission of a 3/4-ton service truck. The vehicle's engine was running at the time of the incident.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006034450488
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A loaded conventional pole log truck was travelling on a paved public road. As it negotiated a sharp turn, the rear bunk became bound and the truck rolled.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Scaffold disassembly
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115131495
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

Workers were disassembling scaffolding when one piece dropped onto high-voltage power lines.
Injury Type : Bruising
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2007124490001
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A loaded logging truck encountered an oncoming vehicle in the log truck's lane. To avoid a head-on collision, the operator steered the truck to the side of the road. The pup trailer wheels went off the steep edge of the roadway, causing the trailer and truck to roll over in the ditch.
Injury Type : Tendon damage and bruising to leg
Core Activity : Bucking windfalls
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155980260
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was bucking the tops of two trees that had blown down across a logging road. One tree sprang back, striking the worker's leg.
Injury Type : Broken bones in back and foot, bruising
Core Activity : Manufacture of oriented strand board
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006154930382
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A young worker was assisting with repairs at the baghouse. While climbing up a caged, fixed ladder, the worker lost hold and fell through the ladder, landing 20 feet below.
Injury Type : Violence in the workplace
Core Activity : Retail liquor store
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006156240086
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A beer and wine store was robbed at gunpoint. The cashier (a young worker) was not physically harmed.
Injury Type : Stiff shoulder, wrist, hip
Core Activity : Metal formwork installation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006118870844
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

Workers were installing metal formwork panels when one panel inadvertently rolled out, striking a worker 10 feet below.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Auto towing
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006107270046
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A tow truck driver was fatally struck by the passenger-side mirror of a passing truck while retrieving a disabled car.
Injury Type : Serious burns to hands and face
Core Activity : Working in electrical control panel
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006147230113
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

An electrician was working on a 480-volt motor starter of a 400-amp system in an electrical control panel when an arc flash occurred.
Injury Type : Compressed neck fracture
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006131490374
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A logging truck tractor-trailer unit was being loaded with logs when a short log fell from the front bunk and struck the driver.
Injury Type : Fractured leg
Core Activity : Local government and related operations
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006138190385
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A work crew was clearing branches and debris from a road when the traffic control person (TCP) was struck by a vehicle.
Injury Type : Serious head injury
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006114550274
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was installing angle braces on the outside of a bulkhead when he slipped and fell approximately 8 feet from the concrete slab formwork.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Installation of storage racking
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006110210371
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was installing storage racking when he fell approximately 35 feet to grade.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Quarry
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101902
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

An excavator was performing rock-scaling activities when it contacted an energized 12.5-kV primary conductor that was lying partially buried and unidentified on the mountainside.
Injury Type : Crush injuries to chest, abdomen
Core Activity : Drywall delivery
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101903
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was manipulating a full dolly of drywall (approximately 1,100 pounds). The worker pulled on the bundle the wrong way and the bundle came off the dolly, crushing him against a wall.
Injury Type : Head and lower body injuries
Core Activity : Integrated forest management
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155980252
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A loaded off-highway logging truck drove too close to the edge of the road. It rolled onto its right side, and the driver was injured.
Injury Type : Amputation of several toes
Core Activity : Mill clean-up
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006108490243
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was cleaning an accumulation of snow and ice from a conveyor belt system when he slipped and his foot became trapped.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Steel delivery
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101901
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A truck and trailer left the road, causing fatal injuries to the driver.
Injury Type : Lacerated eyeball
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006155400457
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A 2-inch nail was mis-shot from a pneumatic nailer and struck a worker in the eye.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Auto towing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006134580373
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A night watchman was found deceased in a small house trailer. A small portable propane patio heater was found close by. Carbon monoxide exposure is suspected.
Injury Type : Soft-tissue damage to shoulder, neck, hips
Core Activity : Integrated forest management
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006112850517
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A loaded logging truck and a pickup truck collided on a blind corner. The forestry worker in the pickup truck was injured, the logging truck driver was not.
Injury Type : Concussion; compression fracture; dislocated finger; soreness
Core Activity : Plumbing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117640438
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A plumber fell 10 feet (to ground level) in an elevator shaft in a house under construction. The entrance door to the elevator shaft was effectively guarded, but the plumber stepped between the wall studs (16-inch centres). The worker may have thought he was stepping through the stud wall into the adjacent room, which was poorly lighted.
Injury Type : Back injuries
Core Activity : Roofing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157410134
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker had finished installing the ridge caps on a newly constructed three-storey residence. The worker was removing debris and tools from the roof when he fell approximately 28 feet to the ground below. The worker had earlier been using fall protection, but had removed the fall protection anchor point and lifeline from the roof to finish the ridge caps.
Injury Type : Concussion, head laceration
Core Activity : Long-term care
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006045631608
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker was struck by the hinged arm of a patient bathing chair. The arm had become trapped under the lip of the tub and subjected to torsion strain. When the chair was moved, the arm was suddenly dislodged. It sprang upward and struck the worker's head.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Motion picture production
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115520160
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A building on a movie set caught fire and burned to the ground.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Hi-lead logging
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006110750437
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

As a mini-yarder attempted to lift a turn, the anchor stump on one of four guy lines pulled out of the ground. This caused a second guy line to pull off the top of its anchor stump. The yarder was pulled over and the yarder's fairlead hit a loader, breaking off its guarding. The side and front windows of both machines were broken.
Injury Type : Crush injuries to hand
Core Activity : Sawmill
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006140970468
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A young worker reached into the banding press area to mark banding placements on a load. The bander cycled, causing the worker's hand to be crushed between the load of lumber and the press.
Injury Type : Soft-tissue injuries (3 workers)
Core Activity : Helicopter transport of forestry workers
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006154930360
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

The pilot and two passengers (forestry workers) were injured when a helicopter flipped near a helipad during forest management operations.
Injury Type : Abdominal injury
Core Activity : Chemical pulp and paper mill
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006116180153
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

The operator of a forklift was injured when it struck a stationary object.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Auto service or repair
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006138190378
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

During the night, part of the roof of an automotive shop collapsed. Fortunately, no workers were on-site at the time.
Injury Type : Leg injury (1 worker); head and shoulder injury (1 worker)
Core Activity : Concrete forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080420
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

At a work site, steel four-sided column forms stored in the storage yard were being dismantled for shipping off the site. Workers had removed one side of a form and were taking out the remaining corner bolts and nuts when the form collapsed, striking two workers, including a young worker.
Injury Type : Lacerations and stab wounds to neck
Core Activity : Taxi service
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155980258
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A taxi driver was attacked by a customer.
Injury Type : Neck laceration
Core Activity : Taxi service
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006109910243
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A taxi driver was cut on the neck when a passenger in the back seat held a knife to his throat during a robbery attempt.
Injury Type : Serious burns to upper body
Core Activity : Taxi service
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2007154970011
Date of Incident : 2006-Dec

A worker filled his taxi with propane. There was a problem with the filler cap, resulting in a void in the system and propane leaking back into the trunk of the vehicle. When the worker drove off and turned on the signal light, some aerosol cans in the trunk exploded. The worker rolled out of the vehicle; the vehicle travelled across the street and into a bush.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Operation of truck-mounted crane
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2007115131524
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

While a truck-mounted crane was hoisting material, the turret structure - to which the boom was attached - failed.
Injury Type : Minor head laceration
Core Activity : Shellfish farming
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006117540284
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a crate was being offloaded adjacent to the edge of a wharf, it dislodged from the load hook and fell into the water. A young worker who attempted to prevent the crate from sinking fell into the water and nearly drowned.
Injury Type : Fractured jaw
Core Activity : Oil or gas well drilling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006153370189
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker was removing a series of ratchet straps from a pipe table, using a bar to ease tension on the straps. The worker slipped and lost control of the bar, which then struck the worker's jaw.
Injury Type : Serious to minor injuries (at least 14 workers)
Core Activity : Transportation of workers
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006090580603
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A vehicle transporting agricultural workers left the roadway and rolled down an embankment. Some workers, including two young workers, sustained serious injuries.
Injury Type : Concussion, soft-tissue injuries
Core Activity : Log loading and hauling
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006058250446
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

Two logging skidders were pulling and pushing a loaded super B-train log truck, trying to bring the truck out of the loading area, up a hill, and onto the main logging haul road. As they proceeded down the haul road, the truck's trailers slid to the left, and the roadway shoulder collapsed under the pup's driver-side wheels. The whole unit slid into a ditch about 4 feet deep, then the trailers and truck turned over onto their side, injuring the driver.
Injury Type : Cuts, bruising
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006154930357
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

The trailer reach on a loaded logging truck separated, causing the truck to leave the highway and roll over.
Injury Type : Lacerated arm
Core Activity : Framing
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006143950322
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker was cutting 3/8-inch board with a skill saw. His glove caught on the edge of the board and the saw lacerated his arm.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Postal delivery service
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006147280292
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A postal worker stepped out of a truck onto ice and fell. The worker later died of injuries sustained in the fall.
Injury Type : Fractured hand, crushed finger
Core Activity : Sawmill
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006034450464
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was using a rag to clean a running deck chain. The rag became entangled and pulled the worker's hand into the sprocket.
Injury Type : Fractured pelvis, bruising
Core Activity : Maintenance work on power generation equipment
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006111810276
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A bridge crane was being used to lift and turn a metal lower bracket cover for a generating unit. The lifting eye sheared off, and the cover fell and struck a worker.
Injury Type : Lacerated finger
Core Activity : Planer maintenance
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006154930359
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker's hand was caught between two boards when energized equipment inadvertently activated during planer maintenance operations.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Residential framing and forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157520157
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was doing truss work on a roof with a 6/12 pitch when he slipped and fell from the roof edge to grade (approximately 28 feet below).
Injury Type : Punctured and fractured finger
Core Activity : Framing
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006034450458
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was framing a wall when he drove a nail (3 1/2 inches long) through his finger.
Injury Type : Crush injuries to hand
Core Activity : Packaging manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006113830290
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was reinstalling guards on an operating press. The worker was using a rag to retrieve an item at the press point of operation when the machine caught the rag and pulled the worker's hand into the pinch point.
Injury Type : Crushing injuries to finger
Core Activity : Demolition and installation of metal manufacturing equipment
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006111970302
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was steadying scrap steel being lifted by a crane. His finger was caught between two sheets of the scrap as it was lifted.
Injury Type : Lacerated arm
Core Activity : Food manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101893
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was attempting to make an adjustment inside an agitator that was shut off but not locked out. When the machine was started up at the control panel, the rotating agitator blades struck the worker.
Injury Type : Serious head injuries
Core Activity : Framing or residential forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006152480292
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

At a residential construction site, a worker was repositioning joists when he fell 9 feet (from a beam 5.5 inches wide).
Injury Type : Second-degree burns
Core Activity : Cement manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006090821651
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was welding a wear ring when flammable solvent vapours ignited.
Injury Type : Amputation of fingertip
Core Activity : Supermarket
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006120030207
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker was slicing food with a food processor. The worker's hand slipped down the handle and one finger contacted the blade.
Injury Type : Second-degree burns to upper body
Core Activity : Fast food restaurant
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006113830309
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

Water was being boiled in a pressure cooker. When the lid was removed, water splashed over the upper body of a young worker.
Injury Type : Dislocated ankle
Core Activity : Excavating
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006143950318
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker stepped onto a temporary cover over a storm manhole. The cover was composed of 2-inch plastic foam and 1/4-inch cement board. It broke under the worker's weight and he fell approximately 10 feet into the manhole.
Injury Type : Potential exposure to asbestos
Core Activity : Demolition and installation of metal manufacturing equipment
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006111970294
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

In preparation for cutting a 30-inch pipe, workers tore away a piece of insulation that was covering it. The insulation contained asbestos, and both the elevated work platform and surrounding work area were contaminated. Workers did not breathe in any asbestos fibres because they were using supplied air to protect them from other hazards.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Resort
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006116080173
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A maintenance worker was scuba diving to recover a pier access ramp from approximately 15 feet of water. The worker surfaced unexpectedly after about 3 minutes underwater. As the worker tried to get out of the water, he collapsed.
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Injury Type : Internal injuries, multiple fractures
Core Activity : Pulp and paper manufacture
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006029270347
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

Two electrical workers were trying to determine the source of a major power outage. To access a remote road, they had to go through a gate. One worker moved their vehicle forward through the gate while the second worker went to close the gate. The first worker (vehicle driver) put the vehicle in "park," then slid over to the passenger side. The vehicle rolled back, striking the heavy steel gate and driving it into the chest of the second worker.
Injury Type : Bruised ankle
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490132
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A loaded logging truck attempted an extreme right-angle turn onto a mainline road. The tractor and trailer tipped over, landing in the ditch.
Injury Type : Concussion, back pain
Core Activity : Roofing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157270076
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a worker was sweeping old shingles off a roof, he slipped and rolled off the roof edge. The worker landed on top of the discarded shingles on the ground 8.5 feet below.
Injury Type : Injuries to head, neck, and back
Core Activity : Road building
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101868
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was on the ground cleaning out a fire hydrant line when he was struck by the bucket of a rubber-tired backhoe. The worker was knocked into a 6-foot excavation.
Injury Type : Possible exposure to asbestos (8 workers)
Core Activity : Electrical servicing and clean-up after an electrical explosion
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157570084
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

After an explosion in an electrical service vault, workers were performing cleanup and maintenance tasks. As part of this work, some workers were grinding electrical insulators that may have contained asbestos. For information about the explosion itself, see NI 2006157570068.
Injury Type : Collapsed lung, facial laceration, bruised shoulder
Core Activity : Integrated logging
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006114050250
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a grapple skidder was getting into position to pick up a drag of logs on a 15 percent sloped hillside, the machine was high-centred on several large boulders. When the operator tried to clear them, the skidder slid off the boulders and rolled over several times.
Injury Type : Multiple fractures, internal injuries
Core Activity : Steep-slope roofing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006112840097
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker fell 48 feet while transporting bundles of shingles on a roof with a 6/12 pitch. He was wearing a harness but was not connected to a lanyard.
Injury Type : Injury to spine
Core Activity : Manufacture and installation of docking systems
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006154900098
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a mobile crane was loading a winch onto a tugboat, the headache ball from the second load line fell and struck the back of a worker on the tug's deck. It appears that the line was not correctly hooked up.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northwest BC
ID Number : 2006109910225
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A semi-trailer loaded with steel pipe was travelling on a highway in poor conditions, with accumulations of wet, heavy slush. The trailer slid across the centre line and blocked the oncoming lane. An unloaded logging truck travelling in the opposite direction collided with the trailer. The driver of the logging truck sustained fatal injuries.
Injury Type : Flash burns to head and hand (1 worker); flash burns to head (1 worker)
Core Activity : Oil and gas well testing
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006153370181
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

Two workers were burned when hydrocarbon gas ignited inside a building containing oil and gas well testing equipment, causing an explosion and flash fire.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Removing structural steel for equipment installation
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006126770235
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A crane contacted a 13-kV power line while removing structural steel from a sawmill.
Injury Type : Severe crush injuries to arm
Core Activity : Produce packaging
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101848
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a packaging worker attempted to dislodge debris from an energized conveyor system, one arm was pulled into the conveyor roller.
Injury Type : Shoulder injury
Core Activity : Hoist installation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006122700692
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

On a construction site, electricians were pulling 2-inch-diameter cables between the floors of a building. As one cable was pulled, it popped up and knocked off a 2x4. The 10-foot-long board fell 35 feet and struck a worker.
Injury Type : First- and second-degree burns
Core Activity : Box manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157570068
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

An arc flash and subsequent explosions occurred in an electrical vault of a manufacturing facility. A worker who was inside the vault at the time suffered burn injuries. The vault walls and equipment sustained significant structural damage.
Injury Type : Amputation of 3 fingertips
Core Activity : Shake or shingle mill
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006137290342
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A sawyer's hand contacted the running shingle head-saw.
Injury Type : Bruised arm and leg
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490120
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A loaded log truck was travelling along a recently plowed secondary road when the wheels of the log trailer caught the edge of the road. The trailer was pulled over and the tractor ended up on its side in the ditch.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Tower crane operation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117650790
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

During slewing operations, the jib of a self-erecting tower crane failed. The jib and load dropped to the ground.
Injury Type : Upper body lacerations and tearing
Core Activity : Rubber processing and manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101845
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was using a 4-inch hand grinder when it kicked back and struck him in the chest.
Injury Type : Broken hip and arm
Core Activity : Renovations
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006157640082
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker stepped on some roof decking material that gave way. The worker, who was not wearing personal fall protection, fell to the concrete floor 24 feet below.
Injury Type : Serious facial injuries
Core Activity : Forming concrete foundation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730353
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was struck in the face by parts of a grinding stone that exploded during use. The grinder was not equipped with a guard.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Heavy equipment repair shop
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006126770228
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker fell from a 3-foot-high platform and struck his head on a concrete floor.
Injury Type : Crush injuries to upper body
Core Activity : Gravel pit material processing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117670139
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A tracked excavator fell approximately 16 feet from the top of a near-vertical gravel face. The excavator landed on its side at the bottom of the pit and the operator had to be dug out of the cab.
Injury Type : Amputation of 2 fingertips
Core Activity : Grapple yarding
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006116270245
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A hooktender was rigging up a guyline stump. He was pulling slack in the strawline with one hand when the yarder operator inadvertently caused the line to tension, pinching the worker's fingers between the strawline and the stump.
Injury Type : Broken collarbone, concussion
Core Activity : Motion picture production
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115520141
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker fell approximately 16 feet while dismantling a free-standing scaffold.
Injury Type : Minor seatbelt injuries
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490115
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A loaded log truck with trailer was travelling on a highway after a recent snowfall. At an area where the highway edge had been overplowed, the unit's trailer tracked into the ditch and pulled the truck over onto its side. The driver (a young worker) sustained only minor injuries.
Injury Type : Soft-tissue injury to arm
Core Activity : General trucking
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2007117930017
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker in the cab of a forklift reached through the mast to remove a packing slip from the load. The midsection of the worker's body pushed a lever that lowered the mast, pinning his arm between the mast and a cross-member.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Rigging
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080414
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A tower crane deposited a load of bundles of mechanical pipe and ready rod onto a dolly on a landing platform on the 34th floor. The choker slings were unhooked and pulled under the load. The two eyes of one choker sling were attached to the load line hook, but only one eye of the other sling was attached; the second eye was left hanging. The tower crane operator was radioed to raise the load line in a blind lift. As the crane lifted its load line, the eye that had been left hanging caught on one end of the load. Most of the bundles fell to a catch platform on level 25, and some pieces bounced off the platform and landed in the storage yard at grade.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115131486
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A tower crane was lifting a small gang-panel. The wire-rope lifting sling on the gang-panel had inadvertently been embedded in the top of the concrete wall. The sling failed, causing severe shock loading of the crane.
Injury Type : Concussion, amputation of fingertip
Core Activity : Hot tub installation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006118870787
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A mobile crane was installing a hot tub. One of the outrigger pads was located over an unidentified septic tank cover. The cover gave way, causing the crane to collapse. The boom of the crane struck and injured a worker.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Sawmill
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006146890183
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was crushed while changing the knives of a chipping and sawing log processor. The machinery had not been locked out when it was activated.
Injury Type : Head and shoulder injuries
Core Activity : Logging road construction
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155980232
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A gravel truck operator was seriously injured when his truck rolled over while dumping a load on a steep switchback.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Excavation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155270388
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A mini-backhoe contacted a 12.5-kV underground electrical conductor while excavating to expose a water main.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : General trucking
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006066160298
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker released the final restraining belt holding a steel pipe on a semi-trailer. The pipe (40 feet long, 36 inches in diameter) fell onto the worker.
Injury Type : Fractured vertebra
Core Activity : Formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115131484
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker fell approximately 9 feet while disassembling a work platform.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Cable logging
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006136900511
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was crushed between the grab arms of a log processor while performing maintenance on its head.
Injury Type : Hand injury
Core Activity : Suspended slab formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157560203
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

The trolley of a self-erecting tower crane came off the rails of the jib and fell to the ground.
Injury Type : Crush injuries to foot
Core Activity : Pre-engineered building construction
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006134580353
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A forklift was moving a steel column while a young worker manually directed one end of the column past an obstruction. The forklift ran over the worker's foot.
Injury Type : Laceration to hand
Core Activity : Plywood manufacture
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006110750425
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a worker removed a piece of veneer from the side shift area of the plywood plant, one glove was caught by the gear track on the underside of the side shift arm.
Injury Type : Fractured arm
Core Activity : Tree services (land clearing)
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006129730373
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker was caught under the roots of a fallen tree when the tree sprang back into the upright position.
Injury Type : Eye injuries
Core Activity : Oil or gas plant operation
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006144250243
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As a worker was trying to start a natural gas compressor unit, an ice plug in a piping line came loose and damaged a block valve. A sudden release of methanol, condensate, and natural gas struck the worker in the face.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Ranching
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124120319
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A rancher died when he fell 10-15 feet to the ground while removing a tarpaulin from a stack of hay bundles.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Highrise construction
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080398
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

During very heavy winds, a section of wooden guardrails 175 feet long dislodged from the perimeter hoarding and landed on a glass canopy and the street below.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Erecting steel frame
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006114550258
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A partially erected skeletal steel structure collapsed during construction.
Injury Type : Amputation of lower leg
Core Activity : Sawmill
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006157380057
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker was performing clean-up duties in a sawmill when his leg became caught between a floor sweep bar and the tail-end shaft. (The floor sweep bar is 17 feet long. It slowly rotates around on a chain and sprocket system.)
Injury Type : Fractured leg
Core Activity : Oil or gas well drilling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006144250241
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A worker was descending the ladder of a wheeled loader when he slipped and fell.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006140710597
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

An empty logging truck ran over the driver, who was apparently adjusting the truck's brakes.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Road construction
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006114550250
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

An articulating rock truck was dumping a load of oversized rock over the edge of the pavement. The truck was parked at a right angle to the road edge. As the driver started to dump the rock, the truck began to slide backwards down the bank. The movement caused the cab to fall over onto one side. The driver exited the cab uninjured.
Injury Type : Crushed vertebra, broken ribs
Core Activity : Stacking boxes of seedlings in truck
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006113210153
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A truck driver, exiting from the back of a truck, put one foot on top of a 3-foot tripod-type ladder. The ladder became unstable, and the worker fell and landed on his back.
Injury Type : Abrasion and bruising of leg
Core Activity : Manufacture of concrete products
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117670145
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A young worker's coveralls were caught in the shaft of the lead pulley on a running conveyor.
Injury Type : Arm and back fractures; partial paralysis
Core Activity : Steep-slope roofing
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006157550112
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A roofer was seriously injured when he fell approximately 30 feet to grade.
Injury Type : Broken finger, torn hand ligaments
Core Activity : Bottle recycling
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006116080163
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

At a bottle depot, a school worker was assisting students to clean bottles for recycling. As the worker uncapped a plastic bottle, an unidentified liquid inside exploded, injuring one hand.
Injury Type : Sore back
Core Activity : Road construction
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006114550248
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

As an articulating rock truck was about to dump a load of rock and mud over the edge of a road, it tipped over and slid approximately 20 feet down the bank. The truck's dump box stopped in the down position facing downhill and the cab roof was facing uphill. It appeared that the cab had rotated 360 degrees, stopping on its side.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Transport of excavator
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117640399
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

An excavator slid from the deck of a lowbed truck while being repositioned. The excavator rolled onto its boom side, sustaining minor damage. The lowbed operator was operating the excavator and was not injured in the incident.
Injury Type : Bruises, contusions
Core Activity : Waste and paper recycling
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006156580212
Date of Incident : 2006-Nov

A forklift operator stepped off of the forklift between his machine and the tailgate of the truck he was unloading. The forklift rolled, pinning him against the tailgate and the right-hand side of the forklift.
Injury Type : First-degree facial burns
Core Activity : Logging, skidding, and log loading
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2007058250069
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A log truck operator attempted to thaw a spring-loaded trailer stake with lit diesel fuel. When this failed, he climbed onto the truck and poured pure methyl hydrate down the inside of the stake. An explosion ensued.
Injury Type : Fractured ankle, bruising
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2007112850021
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A loader attempted to lift the trailer off a log truck before the safety chain attaching the trailer to the tractor had been removed. The wire rope lifting cable (molly) on the trailer failed under the stress. As the driver exited the truck to get the loader operator's attention, the trailer reach fell and struck the door of the truck as well as the driver, knocking him from the step of the truck to the ground.
Injury Type : Fractured and lacerated finger
Core Activity : Food product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006128220158
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was using his hand to clear residual product from a mixer when a pneumatic gate on the mixer activated, striking the worker's hand.
Injury Type : Neck injury
Core Activity : Concrete finishing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080379
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was using a hand trowel to finish a side wall of a shotcrete column. As the worker bent forwards, a small portion of the concrete above fell off and struck the back of the worker's head.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Window cleaning
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006154890150
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was setting up the suspension line for a boatswain's chair on the roof of a building. The worker threw approximately 20 feet of rope over the top roof, contacting unguarded, energized 12.5-kV distribution lines. The worker then pulled the rope off the lines.
Injury Type : Fractured pelvis, injured legs
Core Activity : Heli-logging
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157600127
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A heli-hooktender had hooked a turn to the helicopter's load hook. As the worker was moving towards a safe zone, a large cull log (2 feet in diameter, 14 feet long) suddenly rolled downhill and crushed the worker. The log may have been dislodged by rotor wash, and thawing ground conditions may also have contributed to the incident.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Drilling and blasting
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006037470357
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A piece of fly rock landed in the yard of a house.
Injury Type : Concussion
Core Activity : Wood framing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006122700685
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker fell 10 feet, 4 inches from a platform of three 2x10's that spanned two framed walls.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Stone or marble product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006128220156
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was using a plate clamp hung from a 5-ton bridge crane to move granite slabs weighing just under 1500 pounds. The worker was struck and pinned by a slab.
Injury Type : Violence in the workplace
Core Activity : Gas bar
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006116080164
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A person wielding a knife demanded cash from a lone worker in a gas kiosk. The worker, who complied with the demand and did not obstruct or pursue the aggressor, was not physically harmed.
Injury Type : Bruising
Core Activity : Mushroom picking
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006101100081
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker fell from the bottom rung of a portable ladder while repositioning a carton rack on a wooden mushroom bed. The worker fell onto a temporary wooden work platform. The worker broke through the platform's planking and landed at grade (almost 9 feet below).
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Farm supply delivery
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006156580196
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was in a cube van unloading a delivery of metal fencing. As he finished cutting the strapping and untying the rope that held the stack of fencing together, the entire stack sprang open. The worker was pinned against the side of the van and fatally crushed.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Bulk excavation and demolition
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155400440
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

An excavator contacted and broke an underground residential gas line.
Injury Type : Broken ribs, punctured lung; arm injury; lacerations
Core Activity : Residential framing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730349
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker fell approximately 30 feet from the third floor of a residential construction project. He was knocked through a guardrail by a garbage box being relocated by a remote-controlled self-erecting crane.
Injury Type : Neck pain
Core Activity : Marine vessel repair
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006129920310
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Ten sheets of 1/8-inch wood product slid off a crane load, fell approximately 10 metres, and struck a dockside worker. The crane's load had not been secured.
Injury Type : Broken ribs, elbow injury, lacerations to head and leg
Core Activity : Concrete section manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730351
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker on a precast concrete deck tripped on a protruding piece of rebar and fell forward, breaking through a guardrail and falling approximately 13 feet.
Injury Type : Burned finger
Core Activity : Food service
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006129730363
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A food service worker received an electrical shock while lifting a food warmer.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Excavating for water main replacement
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157550102
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

During excavation for water main replacement, a residential gas line was struck and broken.
Injury Type : Bruising to back and shoulders
Core Activity : Interior painting
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730361
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A painter was applying finishes to an interior stairway when he stepped backward off the unguarded edge of the stairway and fell to the lower portion of the same stairway. The guardrail system had been removed to accommodate the work.
Injury Type : Injury to arm
Core Activity : Interior renovation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730346
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker fell approximately 17 feet from a roof, landing on a sawhorse on the deck below.
Injury Type : Concussion (1 worker); lacerations, bruising, abrasions (2 workers)
Core Activity : Crew transportation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006137160161
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A helicopter was using the "tow-in" method to pick up two logging workers (one of them a young worker) in an area that did not have a helicopter pad for access and egress. The helicopter skids lost contact with the ground and the helicopter then gained altitude and rotated 360 degrees, contacting some small trees, before crashing. One of the passengers was on board and the other, who was in the process of entering, fell backwards away from the helicopter when it crashed.
Injury Type : Crushed foot
Core Activity : Brush piling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490116
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

An excavator was piling brush on a cut block. As it moved across a wet, slippery slope near a roadway, it crossed over a stump, slipped downslope, and rolled, injuring the operator.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Crane operation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006120030184
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A 20-ton mobile crane was being boomed down to place 2,500 pounds of concrete patio blocks on a rooftop. The operator was unable to maintain the load weight, which resulted in both rear outriggers rising off the ground approximately 15 feet. The boom and jib broke through a parapet wall and came to rest on the roof.
Injury Type : Non-injury
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006122700678
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A load of roofing material (1900 pounds) was being hoisted by a tower crane. The load came off the forks, fell approximately 100 feet, and brushed the arm and leg of a young worker at grade.
Injury Type : Bruises, contusions, sprains, strains
Core Activity : Gutter installation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730335
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker fell approximately 20 feet from a wood frame scaffold while measuring gutter lengths.
Injury Type : Chest injury, head laceration
Core Activity : Steel fabrication
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155440754
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A metal I-beam (30 feet long, weighing 800 pounds) rolled off a transport trailer and onto a worker who was removing the wheel chock.
Injury Type : Violence in the workplace
Core Activity : Liquor store
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006137101829
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

In an attempted robbery at a retail liquor outlet, a person approached a worker and pulled out a large knife.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Land clearing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080360
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A backhoe with an attached hoe ram was chipping shotcrete away from the bulk excavation wall when it contacted a low-voltage underground electrical conductor.
Injury Type : Broken collarbone
Core Activity : Farm services
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006125400188
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

The operator of mobile farm equipment was injured when the machine went into a ditch.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Excavating for water main replacement
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155400439
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A backhoe contacted a residential gas line while excavating.
Injury Type : Electrical shock injuries
Core Activity : Installation of services
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006118050184
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

During the installation of a sanitary sewer system, an excavator's boom contacted and severed an energized 25-kV overhead power line. A nearby worker sustained electrical shock injuries.
Injury Type : Fractured vertebra
Core Activity : Coring holes in a wet well
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157410085
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker was preparing to descend an unsecured extension ladder into a wet well (21 feet deep, 8 feet in diameter) to core holes for the installation of inlet pipes. The worker was standing near the top of the ladder when it shifted and the worker fell approximately 20 feet.
Injury Type : Scrapes and contusions; upper body strains
Core Activity : Cable logging
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006111810236
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker was doing a road change on a cable logging operation. The skyline tightened and whipped back, striking the worker in the face.
Injury Type : Amputation of two fingertips
Core Activity : Veneer and plywood manufacture
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006130570438
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

As a worker attempted to remove a piece of veneer from the infeed rolls of a dryer, one hand was pulled into a drive chain and sprocket.
Injury Type : Non-injury
Core Activity : Ski hill construction
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006034450419
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A blaster qualified for avalanche control blasted a rocky outcropping. Fly rock damaged a chimney 350 metres from the blast area.
Injury Type : Bruising
Core Activity : Metal or screen door or aluminum window manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006128220154
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was struck by a falling stack of sheet metal.
Injury Type : Severe allergic reaction
Core Activity : Logging
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006124490105
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker on a logging operation suffered a severe allergic reaction to food included in the camp lunch.
Injury Type : Fractured vertebra and jaw
Core Activity : Bridge construction
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006034450399
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker was working on a floating bridge. When a work platform brace failed, he struck his head and back on the work platform, landing in the water approximately 3 feet below.
Injury Type : Undetermined injuries
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006117080349
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker was standing on a 2x10 plank that was positioned across two stairway landings. The worker fell from the plank onto the stairway and rolled down it, coming to rest at the lower landing.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Mobile home towing
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006156160285
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A pilot-truck for a mobile home tractor-trailer unit was negotiating a U-turn across a highway when it was struck broadside by a loaded logging truck. The driver of the pilot-truck died; the driver of the logging truck escaped injury as flames engulfed the truck.
Injury Type : Electrical burn to hand
Core Activity : Electrical work
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155440729
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker contacted a live conductor while installing meter boxes.
Injury Type : Electrical burns (2 workers)
Core Activity : Concrete pumping
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006118050180
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

After a concrete pour was completed, the concrete boom pump was being positioned to clear out the boom pump lines. The boom pump contacted an energized 14.4-kV overhead power line. The driver of the truck (a young worker) and another worker were injured.
Injury Type : Soft-tissue injuries to head and shoulder
Core Activity : Manual tree falling and bucking
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006136970221
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

After falling a tree, a faller was struck by a large tree limb that fell out of the canopy of standing trees.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Crane operation
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006150180246
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

During the 10-year complete tear-down of a crane, the employer discovered cracks connecting bolt hole to bolt hole on the mainframe where the turret (swing gear) is mounted.
Injury Type : Broken wrist, bruises
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117640359
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A loaded logging truck had brake problems after descending a steep hill on a new haul road. The driver steered the truck into a wide spot above a steep switchback and jumped from the truck. The truck stopped one truck-length off the road. Its undercarriage was extensively damaged by stumps on the roadside but the cab was protected by the bullboard.
Injury Type : Multiple cuts and bruises
Core Activity : Flight school
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117540246
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A small jet aircraft lost engine power just after takeoff and crashed.
Injury Type : Release of hazardous substance
Core Activity : Water line upgrading
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006154960398
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

As backhoe was removing a concrete sidewalk, its bucket pulled a 3/4-inch steel gas service line. The line separated on the other side of the street, causing a release of gas.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Land clearing
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006107970625
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

On a work site, a locate for underground utilities indicated a 2-inch street light duct. Further excavating exposed several other ducts. As the excavator continued working, a 7.2-kV conductor was snagged close to the transformer.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Land clearing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157410075
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

An excavator was clearing tree stumps for a highway improvement project when it contacted and ruptured a 3/4-inch gas line. The utility company was able to repair the broken line shortly after.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Log yard decking in sawmill
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006102100162
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A log stacker contacted a 25-kV overhead power line.
Injury Type : Minor injuries
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490102
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A loaded logging truck failed to negotiate a corner on a highway. As the driver (a young worker) attempted to correct the turn, the load shifted. The tractor and loaded trailer tipped onto their side, skidded across the oncoming lane of traffic, and stopped in the ditch.
Injury Type : Chest injuries (1 worker); sore neck (1 worker)
Core Activity : Excavating
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006107970622
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Two workers were in an unsloped, unshored excavation (2 feet wide by 7 feet deep) when it collapsed. One of the workers (a young worker) was buried up to his chest; the other worker was buried under approximately 3 feet of excavated material. Fortunately, rescue personnel were close by and saved both workers.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Chemical pulp and paper mill
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006116180130
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A bridge crane failed, dropping a suspended load of paper rolls onto a flat deck trailer used to move the rolls for shipping.
Injury Type : Non-injury
Core Activity : Halibut fishing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006157490034
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A fishing vessel with a single person on board was travelling from one port to another when it caught fire. The crew member put on a survival suit, evacuated to a 12-foot skiff, sent up a flare, and was rescued by a coast guard vessel.
Injury Type : Abrasions, bruising, lacerations, soreness (3 workers)
Core Activity : Crew transport
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155980211
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A crew-cab vehicle with four workers was travelling down a steep switchback when the brakes failed. To stop, the driver turned the vehicle into the high-side ditch, hitting a rock wall.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Mobile crane operation
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006120030179
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A 165-ton lattice-boom truck-mounted crane was lifting a tilt-up panel wall weighing 63,000 pounds. With the panel almost vertical, the boom was lowered to place the panel on the footings. The two outriggers farthest from the panel started to lift off the ground. As the panel fell outwards, the operator lowered the load line to prevent the crane from tipping over. By the time the panel was horizontal on the ground, the crane body had been lifted to approximately 45 degrees.
Injury Type : Neck injuries, bruised muscles
Core Activity : First aid services
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490098
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A pickup truck with an attached mobile treatment centre was on a forest service road, driving to an oil and gas construction site. While descending a steep hill with a corner, the driver (a young worker) had to swerve to miss an animal on the road. The pickup went out of control and rolled into the ditch.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Oil or gas well drilling
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006144250214
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

During underbalance well-drilling operations, the internal drill pipe check valves ("floats") failed, causing a release of natural gas. Emergency well-control procedures were used to regain control of the well.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Log hauling
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006155610194
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A loaded logging truck lost its loaded trailer and jeep when the weld that secures the fifth wheel plate to the truck broke.
Injury Type : Temporary loss of consciousness
Core Activity : Well-servicing operation
Location : Northern BC
ID Number : 2006124490097
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Workers were setting up and preparing a sour gas well to conduct a slickline well-servicing operation. The lubricator for the slickline had been positioned and the wellhead had been purged with nitrogen. To facilitate the entry of the deadweight into the wellhead, a worker climbed up onto the wellhead. As the main wellhead valve was opened, a faint hissing was heard. The worker on the wellhead (a young worker) collapsed as a result of exposure to hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas.
Injury Type : Fatal (non-worker)
Core Activity : Fire department
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117640343
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A motor vehicle went out of control on wet pavement on a highway. It travelled into the oncoming lane and struck the side of a fire rescue truck returning to the firehall. The driver of the motor vehicle, a non-worker, died in the collision.
Injury Type : Chest strain (1 worker); soreness (1 worker)
Core Activity : Fibreglass, cultured marble product, or acrylic household fixture manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006128220145
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A saw operator was struck by a falling stone slab. A second worker (a young worker) was struck by the forklift he was operating after he exited it to help the first worker.
Injury Type : Exposure to asbestos fibres (2 workers)
Core Activity : Commercial renovation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006109750184
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Two workers were exposed to asbestos fibres when they cut and removed drywall panels from a ceiling during renovations. The panels were coated with an asbestos-containing texture coat (1%-10% chrysotile asbestos) and the work was done without appropriate procedures or controls.
Injury Type : Fractured leg, with possible crush injuries
Core Activity : Framing and forming
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730330
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was struck by a concrete truck as it backed up.
Injury Type : Non-injury
Core Activity : Commercial fishing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006157490033
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A fishing vessel took on water and sank. Two crew members donned survival suits and entered a life raft. They were rescued, uninjured, by a coast guard helicopter.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Mixed-use concrete highrise construction
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155270353
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A 150-foot section of an engineered bulk excavation system failed. The system consisted of 30-foot-deep soldier piles, steel walers, underpinning, and shotcrete. (A similar incident was reported earlier this year, in NI 2006155270219.)
Injury Type : Bruises, cuts, abrasions
Core Activity : Commercial air conditioning work
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115131426
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was installing a piece of sheet metal ductwork on the fourth-floor mechanical shaft when he fell against and broke the top guardrail. He fell 25 feet to the bottom of the shaft.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Storm sewer installation
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157530063
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

While exposing underground utilities, the bucket of an excavator contacted a live 14.4-kV conductor.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Fitness centre
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006156580150
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

An office worker was found sitting down and disorientated. The worker had a bump on the head, apparently the result of a fall a short time earlier. The worker was taken to hospital but succumbed to the injuries.
Injury Type : Multiple fractures of leg
Core Activity : Ladder and scaffolding manufacture
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006116121062
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A load of aluminum scaffold tubing and deck sides was being unloaded. As a worker released the first of two securing straps, four bundles fell off the load and struck the worker. Each bundle weighed about 500 kilograms.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Residential construction
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006107970615
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker died after falling from the top plate of a wall supporting the framing of a 5:12 roof. He fell approximately 19 feet to the concrete pad at ground level. The worker was wearing a full-body harness but was not tied off to the lifeline.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Concrete formwork
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157270037
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A self-erecting crane was shock loaded when the lifting points on a panel failed.
Injury Type : Fractured leg
Core Activity : Fuel distribution
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006147230100
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was taking pump readings while a dump truck with tandem trailer waited before moving ahead (8-10 feet) to the pumps. The worker finished taking the readings, waved to the driver, then started to cross in front of the truck. The driver checked the truck's mirrors to ensure that the trailer would clear the pumps. He then looked ahead and since he didn't see the worker, proceeded ahead to fuel up. Meanwhile, the worker had spotted some glass on the ground and knelt down to pick it up. As the truck moved forward, it knocked the worker over and rolled onto one leg.
Injury Type : Spinal injuries
Core Activity : Falsework stripping and stacking
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006155730325
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

As concrete slab was being stripped, a 12-foot-long 4x6 attached to the vertical face of a gang-form panel fell to the ground, striking a worker.
Injury Type : Fatal
Core Activity : Delivery service
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006157530062
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker was unloading a delivery truck when the truck rolled backwards and struck him.
Injury Type : Amputated finger
Core Activity : Wire product manufacture
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006147230098
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Wire that fed into the directional bell guide of a lubricating wire repacker became tangled. A worker was trying to undo the tangle when an unexpected pull from the counterweight caused the wire to catch the worker's hand and pull it into the bell.
Injury Type : Numbness in arm, shoulder, neck
Core Activity : Cable or hi-lead logging
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006156160280
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A feller-buncher was working on a slope (less than 50 percent). It slid backwards on some rocks just as its house was being turned. As a result, the feller-buncher tipped onto its side and the operator struck the side of his head.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Installing street light bases
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006122700666
Date of Accident : 2006-Oct

A backhoe excavated into an energized 12-kV electrical duct bank.
Injury Type : Second-degree burns to arm (1 worker); minor burns (2 workers); contusion (1 worker)
Core Activity : Television production
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006110210370
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

During television production, a special effects fire grew quickly out of control. It jumped into the lighting rig above the set, then to the ceiling, and subsequently spread to the entire building.
Injury Type : Fractured leg and arm; lacerations
Core Activity : Framing
Location : Vancouver Island
ID Number : 2006117540263
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A worker fell approximately 24 feet from a roof structure while erecting and bracing roof trusses. The worker was wearing a fall arrest harness but the lanyard was not clipped to an anchor point.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Concrete pumping
Location : Central Interior
ID Number : 2006155700234
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A concrete pump truck had set up on a roadway above and adjacent to the edge of a partially excavated bank containing large modular concrete blocks stacked two high. As the operator started to pump concrete, the blocks failed. The pumper truck tipped into the excavation.
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Injury Type : Fractures, burns, bruising
Core Activity : Plywood manufacture
Location : BC
ID Number : 2006110750423
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

A young worker was clearing a piece of veneer from the vacuum system between veneer bins. He got hung up between a sheet of veneer, the stacker air box, and the transport belt shaft, and was pulled over the shaft into the veneer bin.
Injury Type : Close call
Core Activity : Steep-slope roofing
Location : Lower Mainland
ID Number : 2006115131465
Date of Incident : 2006-Oct

Two workers fell from a steep-slope roof, landing on a wood-frame scaffold. The scaffold collapsed, and the workers fell an additional 15 feet to grade, but were not injured.


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