British Columbia

A worker died after tripping on an earthquake strap and falling into a concrete foundation while operating a mobile crane to load form panels at a residential construction site, a… …

A carpenter died after falling from a ladder that was too short for the ceiling repair work he was performing at a public school, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. The… …

ARC Resources Ltd. has been fined $140,615 after a worker experienced symptoms consistent with exposure to toxic fumes while cleaning inside a storage tank at a Fort St John gas… …

Lafarge Canada Inc. has been fined $674,445 after a worker was killed when debris from a failed fan struck him at the company’s Richmond cement manufacturing facility. WorkSafeBC imposed the… …

The British Columbia government has been fined $759,368 following two serious incidents involving wildfire crews near Squilax, including one that killed a worker. WorkSafeBC imposed the penalty on Sept. 25… …

WorkSafeBC has introduced a new online tool that allows injured workers to submit expense reimbursement requests at any time through their online services account. The tool, launched in late October,… …

A workers’ compensation tribunal in British Columbia has reopened the claim of a foundry worker whose major depressive disorder significantly worsened 18 years after he sustained severe burns in a… …

An employer successfully defended against a prohibited action claim by documenting years of performance issues unrelated to a worker’s safety complaints, according to a recent Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal ruling… …

A medical office assistant in British Columbia who was fired after repeatedly complaining that a co-worker was not pulling her weight has lost her appeal for reinstatement, with a tribunal… …