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ACCIDENT REPORTS
These Accident Reports represent a small sample of some of the serious accidents happening around the province. They include non-specific details from WorkSafeNB’s “Preliminary Accident Notification” documents, which are created when WorkSafeNB is notified of a workplace accident. Accident Reports are made public to New Brunswick’s employers and workers with the hope that the information will help prevent similar accidents from occurring.
* Please note, hospitalization is considered overnight and longer.
Results for: 2010
Injury Type: Fractured wrist
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Contractor / Drywall installer
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-07-26
Worker was installing drywall from a rolling scaffold when he lost his balance and fell three feet to the floor.
Injury Type: Electric shock exposure
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Excavation / Heavy equipment operator
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-07-21
Worker was loading an excavator onto a float trailer when the boom made contact with a 7200-volt overhead power line.
Injury Type: Vision loss in one eye
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Farming / Truck driver
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-07-21
Worker was struck in the eye by a bungee cord.
Injury Type: Broken ribs and broken pelvic bone
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Carpenter
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-07-15
Worker was installing wooden trusses and fell about three feet to the floor when the truss system he was working on collapsed.
Injury Type: Fatality (crushing)
Hospitalized: n/a
Industry/Nature of work: Salvage / Welder
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-07-13
Worker was salvaging a trailer and using a metal torch to cut it up, when it collapsed and crushed him.
Injury Type: Broken ankle
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Nursing home / Nurse's aid
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-07-12
Worker was on her way to work to start her shift when she stepped in a hole on the lawn and broke her ankle.
Injury Type: Fractured wrist, face laceration, leg bruises
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Steel reinforcement / Iron worker
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-07-07
During construction of a rebar cage, the bracing used to erect the unit failed and the cage collapsed.
Injury Type: Fractures to both feet
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Residential construction / Carpenter
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-07-02
Worker slipped off a roof and fell to the ground, landing on both feet.
Injury Type: Broken elbow and wrist, hairline fracture to knee
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Retail store / cashier
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-06-25
Worker tripped and fell.
Injury Type: Fractured ankle
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Residential construction / Labourer
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-06-21
Worker stepped over a crossbar on uneven ground, twisting and fracturing his ankle.
Injury Type: Broken leg, sprained wrist, laceration above eye.
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Mobile home dealers / Carpenter
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-06-21
Worker was installing asphalt shingles on a roof when he fell 18 feet.
Injury Type: Broken nose, facial lacerations and fractured wrist
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: University / Electrician
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-06-16
Worker was conducting electrical work from a ladder when he fell.
Injury Type: Broken leg
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Forestry / Truck driver
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-06-15
Worker was on the ground, pulling on rope to secure a tarp on a chip van when the rope broke and he fell to the ground.
Injury Type: Puncture wound to neck
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Labourer
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-06-07
Workers were installing strapping using an air nailer gun; when one worker discharged the nail, the barrel came into contact with his co-worker's neck, puncturing it.
Injury Type: Thigh muscle pinched and crushed
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Pulp and paper mill / Machine operator
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-06-04
Worker's leg was caught under the unit as hydraulic feed table on bail wrap machine was descending.
Injury Type: 2nd
degree burns to 15 % of body
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Municipality / Labourer
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-06-03
Worker was cutting open a 45-gallon metal drum when it exploded
Injury Type: Fractured leg
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Sawmill / Industrial designer
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-05-28
Worker was alone, taking measurements near a conveyor when he got caught in the bud wheel.
Injury Type: Finger amputation
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Sawmill / Planer operator
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-05-21
Worker was clearing a jam in the planer in-feed when his finger came into contact with the side planer head and was amputated.
Injury Type: Broken ankle, shattered tibia and cracked pelvis
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Carpenter
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-05-20
Worker fell approximately 30 feet from a roof.
Injury Type: Toe laceration and multiple fractures to foot bones
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Mobile home dealer / Tractor-trailer operator
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-05-20
Worker was using a chain-fall to hook a trailer hitch to a mobile office trailer. The lift-hook came off the chain-fall and the trailer fell on his foot.
Injury Type: Back injury
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Painting and wall covering contractor / Labourer
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-05-13
Worker was on a ladder, cleaning debris off a steel roof so he could apply a protective coating. The bracket that attached the ladder to the roof was not secured, and when the ladder moved the worker fell approximately 20 feet.
Injury Type: Head and back injury
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Roofing contractor / Roofer
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-05-13
Worker was removing shingles from the roof of a private residence when he fell approximately 10 feet to the ground.
Injury Type: Punctured forearm
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Sawmill / Machine operator
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-05-13
Worker was feeding wood into the straight-line ripsaw when a piece kicked back and punctured her forearm.
Injury Type: Several broken ribs and lacerations to face and neck
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Dept. of Public Safety / Off-road Vehicle Enforcement
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-05-10
Worker was operating a 4-wheel all terrain vehicle when he lost control and the vehicle flipped.
Injury Type: Fractured tibia
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Municipality / Park maintenance
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-05-07
Worker, who was a passenger in an all-terrain vehicle, fractured his tibia when he braced his leg outside the vehicle to prevent it from tipping.
Injury Type: Fatality
Hospitalized: n/a
Industry/Nature of work: Garbage collection / Truck driver
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-04-22
Worker had left his truck to cross to the other side of the street to collect some garbage when he was hit by a car.
Injury Type: Fractured wrist
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Farming / Labourer
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-04-22
Worker was helping to unload fertilizer bags and, as he approached the skid steer loader, tripped over the forks. He extended his hand to break his fall and fractured his wrist. He had not advised the operator he was nearing the loader.
Injury Type: Electric shock
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Computer communications / Data cable technician
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-04-16
Worker was removing old data cables when he received a severe shock (over 300 volts) from a lighting fixture.
Injury Type: Burns to face and throat
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Restaurant / Cook
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-04-12
Worker was lighting the propane oven pilot light when an explosion occurred.
Injury Type: Broken arm
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Veneer plant / Supervisor
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-04-01
Worker was using a pole to break material on a conveyor that feeds the hog machine for the boiler when the pole slipped out of his hands and struck him on the arm.
Injury Type: Severe damage to hand, including fractured thumb
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Paper mill / Foreman
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-04-01
After repairing part of a conveyor, the worker jumped from the shaker to the floor and caught his thumb.
Injury Type: Face lacerations
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Mechanic
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-03-17
Worker was testing pressure of a tire when the sidewall ruptured and steel particles blew into his face.
Injury Type: First and second degree burns to face, stomach, hands and legs
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Education / Instructor and student
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-03-11
Instructor and student of food and beverage program were making special coffees and were having problems with one of the burners, which used methyl hydrate. As they tried to fix the burner problem, a fireball erupted, burning them both.
Injury Type: Fractured wrist
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Drywall installation / Labourer
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-03-10
Worker lost his balance and fell while working on a two-foot aluminum workbench.
Injury Type: Severe burns
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Electrical power distribution / Lineman
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-03-09
Worker was servicing a switch at the switching station with high voltage (230,000 volts) when there was an electrical arc.
Injury Type: Fractured wrist
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Food processing / Lift-truck operator
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-03-08
Worker was using lift truck to load a transport delivery truck. When the truck drove away from the loading dock, the lift-truck and operator fell between the departing truck and the dock. He was wearing his seatbelt and was securely held in place, avoiding more serious injury, including death.
Injury Type: Minor burns
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Pulp and paper / Technician
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-03-05
Worker received minor chemical burns to forehead while changing a sulphuric acid filter.
Injury Type: Crushed hand and amputation of fingers and thumb
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Peat products manufacturing / Relief operator
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-03-05
Worker was cleaning a peat pot press, which was not locked out. As he tried to remove a pot from the machine his hand was caught. A doctor was called on site to help remove the hand to minimize injury.
Injury Type: Bruises
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Grocery / Warehouse worker
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-02-25
Worker was standing on a wooden pallet placed on top of steel racking; he was using a pressure hose to clean the walls and ceiling of the room used to ripen bananas. The pallet shifted and he fell approximately 11 feet to the floor.
Injury Type: Ankle fracture
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Pallet manufacturing / Labourer
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-02-10
Worker was adjusting a band saw and tried to stop the wheel with his foot.
Injury Type: Bruising
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Sawmill / Cleaner
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-02-09
Worker was cleaning sawdust beneath the live deck going to turn saws when another worker unlocked the disconnect and turned the chains on. The worker's clothing was caught in the chain, pulling him toward the machine. When the co-worker heard the injured worker screams, he turned off the machine. The injured worker's pants were torn off him, preventing serious injury.
Injury Type: Ammonia inhalation: Worker #1 required CPR and defibrillation on site; Worker #2 required observation; Worker #3 felt burning sensation on arms and underarms and was transported to hospital.
Hospitalized: One worker only
Industry/Nature of work: Brewery / Maintenance workers
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-02-08
Workers were performing maintenance on a piping system when ammonia leaked.
Injury Type: Fractured lower leg
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Foreman and Pipefitter
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-01-29
Worker was in front of an industrial forklift that was carrying sludge pumps when a sludge pump fell off the forks, flipped and landed on the worker's leg.
Injury Type: Multiple leg fractures
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Manufacturing / Supervisor
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-01-27
Worker was on an unsecured ladder retrieving empty boxes from a loft, when the ladder kicked out and he fell.
Injury Type: Concussion; head laceration
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Municipality / Utility worker
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-01-25
Worker was moving a hockey net so the ice resurfacing machine could flood the ice when he lost his balance and fell, hitting his head.
Injury Type: Broken rib
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Logging / Mill labourer
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-01-25
Worker was straightening logs on a debarker when one of the logs swung off the conveyer and struck him.
Injury Type: Severe lacerations to hand
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Manufacturing / Machinist
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-01-21
Worker was using a metal lathe when his shirtsleeve got caught and pulled his hand into the machine.
Injury Type: Broken leg, ankle and wrist
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Power distribution / Lineman
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-01-21
Worker was climbing into the bucket of a line truck, when he slipped and fell about 6-7 feet to the ground, landing on a co-worker.
Injury Type: Cut to head; back pain
Hospitalized: Yes
Industry/Nature of work: Welding shop / Supervisor
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-01-20
Worker had climbed onto a wall platform to retrieve a piece of plastic hose. When he pulled on the hose he lost his balance and fell about 8 feet onto the concrete floor below.
Injury Type: Minor burns to face, leg and groin
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Sawmill / Boiler operator
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-01-20
Worker was walking past a firehose when hot water escaped from the nozzle, and he was burned by the steam. A plugged drain hose had caused the water to back up and the fire hose was its means of escape.
Injury Type: Bruised vertebrae, broken coccyx
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Telecommunications / Cable installer (subcontractor)
Location: Northeast
Date: 2010-01-19
Worker, who was alone at the time of the incident, fell about 10-15 feet to the ground from a ladder.
Injury Type: Broken ankle
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Construction / Concrete finisher
Location: Southwest
Date: 2010-01-15
Worker slipped as he was getting off a scissor lift.
Injury Type: Fingertip amputation
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Meat market / Labourer
Location: Southeast
Date: 2010-01-08
Worker lost tip of index finger as he was pushing meat through a hamburger press.
Injury Type: Amputation of fingertip
Hospitalized: No
Industry/Nature of work: Pulp mill / Millwright
Location: Northwest
Date: 2010-01-07
As worker placed a piece of metal in the holder and started an automatic cutting saw, his gloved hand caught and the fingertip was partially cut; it could not be reattached.
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