http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796 WorkSafeBC (Workers' Compensation Board of British Columbia), Notice of Fatalities for all industry sectors. 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM en-us http://www2.worksafebc.com/i/publications/thumbFatal.jpg http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796 144 66 http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.T22.5T5 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.T22.5T5 Cause of Death : Disease (cancer)
]]> Occupation : Shipwright/carpenter
]]> Location : Lower Mainland
]]> ID Number : P0C.6C6.T22.5T5
]]> Date of Death : 2008-May

]]> A retired worker recently died after more than 30 years of work where he was exposed to cancer-causing chemicals. He had worked as a shipwright for many years before the dangers of asbestos were understood. He later worked in fire restoration as a carpenter. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.L92.4KD 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.L92.4KD Cause of Death : Injuries (MVA)
]]> Occupation : Project manager
]]> Location : Vancouver Island
]]> ID Number : P0C.6C6.L92.4KD
]]> Date of Death : 2008-July

]]> A worker died while driving from the company office to a construction jobsite. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.KT2.GSQ 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.KT2.GSQ Cause of Death : Injuries
]]> Occupation : Logging truck driver
]]> Location : Vancouver Island
]]> ID Number : P0C.6C6.KT2.GSQ
]]> Date of Death : 2008-July

]]> The driver of an off-highway logging truck was attempting to remove the trailer reach pin. A hydraulic log loader was being used to relieve pressure on the pin. The front bunk stake was secured, pointing out over the rear of the truck. When the pin came free, the trailer reach struck the worker, causing him to fall backwards and strike his head against the bunk stake. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.KD2.124 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.KD2.124 Cause of Death : Asbestos exposure (asbestosis)
]]> Occupation : Floor layer
]]> Location : Vancouver Island
]]> ID Number : P0C.6C6.KD2.124
]]> Date of Death : 2008-Aug

]]> A worker who had been employed in floor installation for more than 50 years recently died of asbestosis. He often had to sand asbestos-backed linoleum or vinyl-asbestos tiles off of floors before laying new materials. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.HX2.XLT 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0C.6C6.HX2.XLT Cause of Death : Injuries
]]> Occupation : Truck driver
]]> Location : Central Interior
]]> ID Number : P0C.6C6.HX2.XLT
]]> Date of Death : 2008-July

]]> A truck driver was using the truck-mounted air hose to blow excess sawdust off his truck after dumping a load. A loader in the area unexpectedly reversed, fatally crushing him against the steel box of his truck. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0B.Z16.272.5D8 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0B.Z16.272.5D8 Cause of Death : Asbestos exposure (mesothelioma).
]]> Occupation : Shipyard worker
]]> Location : Lower Mainland
]]> ID Number : P0B.Z16.272.5D8
]]> Date of Death : 2008-May

]]> A retired BC worker recently died of mesothelioma. He had been exposed to airborne asbestos dust for about 10 years while working at a shipyard in the 1950s and 1960s. At that time, the dangers of asbestos were not widely known. No protective respiratory equipment or clothing was worn. http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0B.Y86.102.18B 2008/08/22 9:09:56 AM http://www2.worksafebc.com/Publications/Fatalities-AllFatalities.asp?ReportID=33796#P0B.Y86.102.18B Cause of Death : Exposure to asbestos (mesothelioma)
]]> Occupation : Pulp mill worker
]]> Location : Lower Mainland
]]> ID Number : P0B.Y86.102.18B
]]> Date of Death : 2008-May

]]> A retired worker recently died of mesothelioma. As a young worker, he had been employed for 2 years in a pulp mill. The mill had been sprayed with asbestos as a fire retardant, and asbestos dust was airborne around the paper machine where he worked.