Construction

A form wall at a highrise construction excavation site collapsed in February 2023, trapping a worker beneath it and causing serious injuries, a WorkSafeBC investigation has found. Workers were spraying… …

A London, Ont., construction company and two of its supervisors have been fined a combined $130,000 after two separate roof collapses during concrete pours injured workers at two job sites.… …

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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… …

A worker died after falling approximately 22 feet through an elevator shaft while walking across two wooden boards at a house under construction, according to a WorkSafeBC investigation into the… …

Arpa Investments has been fined $7,877.47 after a subcontracted worker fell through an HVAC shaft opening and landed on the second floor at a construction site in Kamloops. WorkSafeBC imposed… …

A King, Ont. construction company has been fined $140,000 after a worker was critically injured when an unsupported concrete basement wall collapsed at a residential job site. E.H.E. Construction Group… …

A North York, Ont., construction company and its supervisor have been fined a total of $147,000 after a worker suffered serious injuries from exposure to hot water while rehabilitating a… …

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