WorkSafeBC

By Isaac Phan Nay | The Tyee More than 13 years after pipe layer Jeff Caron was crushed to death while replacing a Burnaby storm sewer, a B.C. Supreme Court judge… …

EllisDon Corporation has been fined $1.2 million for multiple crane-related safety violations at three B.C. construction sites, including a fatal incident at Vancouver’s Oakridge Park development where a worker was… …

WorkSafeBC has fined EllisDon Corporation and EllisDon Westpro Construction Ltd. $688,589.56 following two separate incidents where crane loads fell due to inadequate lifting plans and inspections. The penalty, imposed Oct. …

WorkSafeBC has fined 1357640 B.C. Ltd. $40,000 for knowingly providing a falsified asbestos clearance letter during renovations at a Hope motel. The penalty, imposed Nov. 4, follows a follow-up inspection… …

WorkSafeBC has fined Homan Roofing Ltd. $64,169.93 for multiple high-risk fall protection violations at a Squamish warehouse construction site. The penalty, imposed Nov. 18, follows an inspection that found workers… …

WorkSafeBC accepted 876 time-loss claims for ladder-related fall injuries in 2024, including 309 serious injuries such as fractures, contusions and strains. The workers’ compensation board and The Community Against Preventable… …

WorkSafeBC has appointed two new members to its board of directors, effective Dec. 1, and reappointed three existing directors whose terms had expired. Joshua Douglas Towsley was appointed as a… …

The British Columbia Supreme Court has set aside a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal decision that denied survivor benefits to the widow of a worker who died at age 62, ruling… …

A worker died after being ejected from a forklift that tipped over while another worker attempted to tow it with a pickup truck at a storage yard in March 2023.… …