A Guelph, Ont., precast concrete manufacturer has been fined $70,000 after a worker was hit by a large steel production table that moved without an adequate warning. Kiwi Constructors pleaded… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
B.C. concrete pump boom collapse linked to undetected fractures and missed design upgrade
A concrete pump truck’s boom collapsed at a Vancouver-area construction site after years of undetected fatigue cracks in a critical component, a WorkSafeBC investigation has concluded. The August 2023 incident… …
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
WorkSafeBC cites inadequate procedures after concrete hose strikes worker
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA concrete pump truck operator sustained serious injuries in May 2023 when a delivery hose whipped and struck him at a housing complex worksite, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation that… …



