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: Burns
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Type: Packer
Date: March 3, 2016
Description: Worker was feeding wrap into a machine when her hand was caught in the crimper, peeling the skin from two fingers and causing burns.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Transportation and warehousing
Job Type: Driver
Date: March 2, 2016
Description: Worker climbed on the trailer's back tire and stepped on a cable reel to remove a small log when he slipped, landing on his back on the ground.
Nature of injury: Fatality
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Labourer
Date: February 29, 2016
Description: Worker died after sustaining a head injury.
Nature of injury: Loss of consciousness
Industry: Manufacturing
Job Type: Metal cutter
Date: February 22, 2016
Description: Worker was trying to re-arrange a bundle of 15-metre-square angle iron bars into a pile. While standing on the pile, the pry bar let go, causing the worker to fall backward and knock his head on to the cement floor.
Nature of injury: Dislocation
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Labourer
Date: February 17, 2016
Description: Worker fell off a residential roof without fall protection. Worker fell nearly four metres to the ground.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Retail and wholesale
Job Type: Sales associate
Date: February 16, 2016
Description: A ¾-inch board slid off a six-wheeled cart onto the worker's foot.
Nature of injury: Burns
Industry: Transportation and warehousing
Job Type: Driver
Date: February 11, 2016
Description: Worker was using a steam hose to clear ice off his trailer's hatch when he lost his balance, causing the hose to become caught in his jacket.
Nature of injury: Foreign body
Industry: Health care and social services
Job Type: Health-care worker
Date: February 7, 2016
Description: A bacterium was being manipulated in a medical laboratory. Two workers at high risk of exposure were treated with two antibiotics for this exposure.
Nature of injury: Crushing injury
Industry: General contracting
Job Type: Sales associate
Date: February 1, 2016
Description: Worker was in the back of a pickup truck as a spotter while a lift operator was trying to unload a 400 kg (900 pound) piece of equipment. The equipment toppled over when the chain slipped, causing the worker to fall to the ground. The equipment subsequently fell to the ground, crushing his foot.
Nature of injury: Smoke inhalation
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Labourer
Date: January 21, 2016
Description: While two employees were cutting a piece of metal with a grinder, a piece of hot metal entered the duct work through a ventilation fan, causing a fire inside the duct. A first responder team tested 39 people and sent three workers to hospital for smoke inhalation.
