WorkSafeBC

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 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… …

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.… …

WorkSafeBC is asking employers, workers and other stakeholders to weigh in on policy priorities before the province’s workers’ compensation board sets its next three-year plan. The Policy, Regulation and Research… …

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… …

A construction worker installing vapour barrier in a house under construction died from carbon monoxide poisoning after running a gas-powered generator indoors to power a kerosene space heater, an investigation… …

A window cleaner was electrocuted and died after an extendable water-fed cleaning pole touched high-voltage power lines at a private home in British Columbia in May 2024, according to a… …