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November 13, 2025
Incident summaries are based on information obtained as soon as possible after the incidents: they are preliminary and subject to change. Details have been edited to protect workers' privacy.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries (2 workers)
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Core Activity: Cannabis cultivation, processing, or product manufacture |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025163210017 |
Two workers were in an extraction facility when an explosion occurred. The building was evacuated and emergency services attended.
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Injury Type: Multiple injuries
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Core Activity: Berry farming |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025115520005 |
A worker tried to get into their pickup truck to stop it from rolling down an embankment. The worker became caught underneath the truck and was extricated by an excavator that had been operating nearby.
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Injury Type: Multiple injuries
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Core Activity: Manual tree falling and bucking / Integrated forest management |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025157620008 |
A faller was trying to fall three limb-tied trees. The worker was completing the backcut on the final tree when a large piece of another tree fell on the worker.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Non-alcoholic beverage manufacture or water bottling |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025181890014 |
A worker was operating an electric pallet jack to unload products from a truck. The worker inadvertently backed off the truck's power-lift tailgate and landed on the ground (about 45 inches below). The pallet jack also fell, narrowly missing the worker.
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Injury Type: Injuries to arm
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Core Activity: Structural metal product fabrication, or manufacture and installation |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025181950015 |
A worker was operating a forming machine that makes steel uprights from coiled metal. The worker opened the physical safeguard area on the machine. Their sleeve was caught in a drive mechanism, and their arm was pulled in.
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Injury Type: Exposure to hydrogen sulfide (2 workers)
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Core Activity: Meat cutting, packing, processing, or canning / Pipeline or heavy equipment inspection (greater than 500 pounds) |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025177480058 |
Two workers were taking measurements near a steam pressure vessel when a release of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) caused them to temporarily lose consciousness.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Metal product manufacture |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025166950025 |
A 15-ton overhead crane was hoisting a load of steel bars when the cable on the crane snapped and the load fell to the ground. No workers were nearby.
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Injury Type: Injuries to hand (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Concrete product manufacture |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025143950029 |
A worker was helping to move concrete locking blocks from the ground in the forming area to the storage area. A loader was lifting a concrete block with a lifting attachment. The worker was guiding the block with a chain 2.5 feet long. The block righted itself and the worker's hand was caught between the chain and the block.
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Injury Type: Fracture
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Core Activity: Construction labour supply or general labour supply |
Location: Vancouver Island/Coastal B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025155270011 |
A worker was standing on the rung of a suspended slab scaffold frame, moving a piece of lumber (16 feet long, 4x6 inches), when they fell about 6 feet to concrete.
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Injury Type: Laceration
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Core Activity: House or other wood frame contracting, construction, or renovation work |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025117080003 |
A worker was using a circular saw to cut 2x4 soffit pieces when one of their arms contacted the saw.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Road construction |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025207070006 |
An operator was tipping their cargo box to unload gravel when the lip of the box contacted an overhead line, breaking a utility pole and causing a 14.4 kV power line to fall onto the truck. The operator remained in the cab until the utility owner responded and removed the power lines.
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Injury Type: Injuries to hand
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Core Activity: Window or glass installation, replacement, or repair |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025202980010 |
A worker was cutting a polycarbonate sheet on an unguarded table saw. During the cut, the material kicked and one of the worker's hands contacted the rotating blade.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Excavation operation |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025165880029 |
A worker was conducting excavation work for installation of domestic water lines. The excavator's bucket damaged a terminated end of a steel 2-inch natural gas line, causing a release of gas.
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Injury Type: Injury to foot
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Core Activity: Mechanized tunnel boring construction |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025165370029 |
A worker walking in a tunnel stepped on a 2-inch support for the track, injuring their foot.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries
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Core Activity: Excavation operation |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025194050007 |
A worker was operating a rubber-tired loader on a slope of about 45 degrees, compacting a large pile of landfill waste for cover. The loader drove over a soft (uncompacted) area, became unstable, and rolled over down the side of the landfill.
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Injury Type: Undetermined injuries (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Excavation operation |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025188330014 |
A worker operating a hydro vacuum truck was climbing over a metal park gate adjacent to the excavation when the boom of the truck inadvertently lowered. The worker was trapped between the boom and the gate until another worker raised the boom.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Excavation operation |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025194050006 |
An employer's representative was not able to locate a natural gas service line (1.25-inch diameter) by consulting the BC 1 Call documentation. When they were also unable to locate it by hand, they tried to remove a top layer of ground using powered equipment. The equipment contacted the line, resulting in a release of natural gas.
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TRANSPORTATION AND WAREHOUSING
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Warehouse operation |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025165880030 |
A forklift operator was loading wooden bins filled with fruit into a cold storage room when they noticed the support point of a previously loaded bin fail, causing a stack of bins to topple onto a section of the refrigeration system. A valve (3/8-inch gauge) broke off the oil pot vapour evaporator, causing an uncontrolled release of ammonia. The workplace was evacuated, and the fire department attended and assisted with the isolation and shutoff of that section of the refrigeration system.
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Injury Type: Bruises, contusions
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Core Activity: Log hauling / Sawmill |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025160850036 |
As a loaded truck left the wrapper removal station at a sawmill, one of the truck's front tires went over an edge. The truck rolled onto its side. The trailer attached to the truck remained upright. The driver was wearing a seat belt.
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Injury Type: Fatal
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Core Activity: Distribution centre |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025207220007 |
A worker was delivering stone slabs at a stone shop. The worker got out of their truck and stepped out onto the flatbed to unload the slabs. The worker pulled two quartz slabs toward themselves to make room so they could put the clamps of a lifting attachment onto the slabs. The slabs tipped toward the worker, and the worker fell from the truck to the ground. The slabs fell and landed on the worker, causing fatal injuries.
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Injury Type: Multiple injuries
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Core Activity: Distribution centre |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025202989999 |
While removing a load bar inside a reefer trailer (to accommodate another pallet of product), a worker slipped and fell on the icy floor.
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Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Commercial bus, shuttle operations, or public transit |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025171840007 |
A transit bus collided with the trailer of a commercial tractor-trailer combination. The operator of the transit bus succumbed to their injuries.
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Injury Type: Close call
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Core Activity: Ferry service / Highway maintenance (routine maintenance of all aspects of a specific section of highway), |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025177520040 |
A reaction ferry with two workers aboard experienced a failure of the main cable (counterweight cable) that guides the ferry. The cable broke during operation mid-way across the river, stranding the vessel in the middle of the river. There were no passenger vehicles aboard the ferry at the time of the incident, and the two workers were able to use the attached rescue boat to evacuate the vessel and get to shore.
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Injury Type: Fatal (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Lumber, plywood, gyproc, brick, or other similar building material wholesale |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025172120002 |
Two workers were moving a bundle of stone slabs using a bridge crane and steel slings. As slabs were placed on a frame on the ground, a sling got caught between the slabs and the frame. One of the workers was trying to free the pinched sling when the bundle of stone slabs became unstable and landed on the worker, causing fatal injuries.
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Injury Type: Contusions and abrasions
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Core Activity: Local government and related operations |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025171590008 |
A worker was preparing to mow an athletic field using a tractor with a front loader and mower deck. The field was enclosed by a chain-link fence. The tractor was parked on an incline and while the worker was trying to open a gate to get into the field, the tractor unexpectedly moved forward, pinning the worker between the tractor bucket and a fence post.
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Injury Type: Injuries to head
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Core Activity: Public school district |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025190599994 |
A worker was operating a table saw when a piece of wood kicked back and struck the worker, smashing the worker's safety glasses.
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Injury Type: Multiple injuries (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Landscaping, lawn or garden maintenance, or weed control |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025163210018 |
A worker was moving a loaded motorized wheelbarrow (weighing about 500 pounds) into a dump trailer. The worker was walking up the ramp when they lost their balance, and one of their feet went through an opening in the ramp. As the worker fell, the motorized wheelbarrow ran over one of their legs.
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Injury Type: Exposure to a hazardous material (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Public school district |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025200710009 |
A worker experienced symptoms of exposure from office carpeting that had recently been cleaned.
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Injury Type: Multiple fractures
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Core Activity: Casino or other gaming operations |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025195040004 |
A worker was picking up an object up from the ground when a member of the public ran over them with their vehicle. The vehicle dragged the worker before coming to a stop.
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Injury Type: Injury to hand
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Core Activity: Commercial cleaning or janitorial services |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025207310002 |
A young worker was cleaning an evisceration line at a meat-processing facility when one of their hands was injured.
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Injury Type: Exposure to carbon monoxide (2 workers)
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Core Activity: Mobile catering |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Oct |
ID Number: 2025175380022 |
Two workers (including one young worker) were setting up a food truck. Bystanders found the workers unconscious in the truck and extricated them.
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Injury Type: Undetermined head injuries
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Core Activity: Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts sales, rental, service, or repair (greater than 500 pounds) |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025194980002 |
A worker was on a fixed ladder attached to a manufactured scaffold and was passing material up to the scaffold deck when they fell to grade (about 6 feet). The worker was wearing safety headgear, which cracked when their head struck the ground.
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Injury Type: Exposure to a hazardous substance (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Overnight and short-term accommodation |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025175380021 |
A worker was manually diluting chemicals inside the mechanical room for a pool and hot tub. Some of the chemicals spilled onto the floor and the worker experienced respiratory issues.
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Injury Type: Injury to head
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Core Activity: Heavy equipment, machinery, or parts sales, rental, service, or repair (greater than 500 pounds) |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025188410001 |
A worker was loading scaffold frames (each about 5 by 5 feet and weighing 35 pounds) into a vehicle. The worker was retrieving one from where they were stored, upright against a wall, when the remaining frames in the stack shifted and fell onto the worker.
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Injury Type: Injury to the head (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Counselling or social services |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025214450011 |
An individual who had been previously barred from accessing a drop-in centre entered the centre. When a worker approached the individual, the individual physically assaulted them. A co-worker called the police, and the individual left the facility.
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Injury Type: Injuries to fingers (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Commercial laundry or linen, uniforms, or diaper supply |
Location: Lower Mainland |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025177650008 |
Two workers were replacing the diaphragm on a textile moisture extraction hydraulic press. The machine was shut down but left in service mode so that the ram plate could be manually moved up and down using a remote control. One of the workers was operating the remote, and the other (a young worker) was at the opposite side of the press, removing bolts. When the first worker activated the remote to raise the drum, the second worker's hand was caught between the press and the drum.
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Injury Type: Fracture (1 worker)
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Core Activity: Public school district |
Location: Interior B.C. |
Date of Incident: 2025-Sep |
ID Number: 2025207300027 |
A worker was standing at a doorway, speaking to a colleague. When the conversation ended, the worker turned to walk down the hall and became aware of a child they were about to trip over and land on. The worker twisted away to land on the floor instead.
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