The impact of workplace incidents and fatalities can be devastating to families, workplaces and communities. The following postings are intended to raise awareness of workplace hazards, fatal incidents and occupational health and safety resources to help prevent similar incidents from occurring.
The incidents and fatalities listed have occurred in regulated workplaces. Please note that at the time of publishing on this page, serious injuries and fatalities may still be under investigation and therefore no conclusions have been made as to root causes. These postings are developed with the intention of safeguarding the privacy of those involved and the integrity of accident investigations and possible legal proceedings.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Logger
Date: November 1, 2016
Description: Worker fractured his leg when he was hit by a swinging tree limb being pulled by a skidder.
Nature of injury: Chemical exposure
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Carpenter
Date: October 7, 2016
Description: While operating a zoom boom near an arena's refrigeration plant, the worker inadvertently struck and damaged a valve on an ammonia line, causing a leak and exposure.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Heavy equipment operator
Date: October 5, 2016
Description: Worker was climbing on equipment when it tipped, pinning him between the side of the trailer and a fixed guardrail and fracturing his leg.
Nature of injury: Near miss
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Heavy equipment operator
Date: October 5, 2016
Description: Worker was operating an excavator on a bridge when the excavator went through the bridge's deck, falling about 4.5 metres.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Labourer
Date: October 3, 2016
Description: Worker was standing on the second level of staging when the staging collapsed, causing the worker to fall and fracture his leg.
Nature of injury: Concussion
Industry: Transportation and warehousing
Job Type: Driver
Date: October 3, 2016
Description: Worker was standing next to his truck when a tire exploded.
Nature of injury: Bruises and contusions
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Job Type: Labourer
Date: September 30, 2016
Description: Worker was standing on a pallet raised by a forklift when he fell about 2.6 metres.
Nature of injury: Loss of consciousness
Industry: Transportation and warehousing
Job Type: Driver
Date: September 28, 2016
Description: A truck was unloading gravel on a five-degree slope when it flipped on the driver's side. The worker fractured seven ribs and punctured a lung.
Nature of injury: Crushing injury
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Job Type: Labourer
Date: September 22, 2016
Description: Worker's leg was crushed when he became pinned between an electric pallet jack and a bollard.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Labourer
Date: September 21, 2016
Description: A worker fractured two ribs when he fell more than 1.5 metres from the top of mobile rolling scaffold being pulled by a skid stear, when the skid stear suddenly jerked.
