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Crane movement toppled formwork panel, killing worker: WorkSafeBC investigation

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A tower crane’s rigging toppled a large formwork panel and killed a worker at a British Columbia construction site, a WorkSafeBC investigation found. The September 2024 incident occurred while the…

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