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A WorkSafeBC investigation has found that a worker was seriously injured when a 544-kilogram floor plate fell from a drilling rig at a remote oil and gas wellsite in March… …
A telehandler operator suffered serious injuries when an unsecured steel roof-support wall fell more than 2.6 metres and struck him at a construction equipment yard, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation… …
A helicopter pilot conducting aerial survey work near Fort Chipewyan, Alta., likely lost all outside visual references before his aircraft struck a frozen lake, killing him, according to a Transportation… …
Nearly one in four former National Football League players who died between 2016 and 2021 had chronic traumatic encephalopathy at the time of death, and the true share could be… …
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… …
A worker at a British Columbia pulp mill died after an energized railing shocked him while he was operating an overhead hoist, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation. The worker was… …
The Workers Compensation Board of Prince Edward Island is calling on employers to update emergency plans now, before the Atlantic hurricane season reaches its most active stretch. The board’s Occupational… …
A worker in British Columbia died after falling 10.6 metres through a temporary guardrail on a condominium construction site in June 2024, an investigation into the incident by WorkSafeBC found.… …
Workplace Safety & Prevention Services will hold its annual general meeting on Sept. 11, giving members the option to attend in person or online. The meeting starts at 11 a.m.… …
Two workers were overcome by toxic vapours after a labourer entered an unventilated 4.3-metre concrete pit to apply waterproofing primer, and a safety officer who climbed down to rescue him… …
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