The impact of workplace incidents and fatalities can be devastating to families, workplaces and communities. The following postings are intended to raise awareness of workplace hazards, fatal incidents and occupational health and safety resources to help prevent similar incidents from occurring.
The incidents and fatalities listed have occurred in regulated workplaces. Please note that at the time of publishing on this page, serious injuries and fatalities may still be under investigation and therefore no conclusions have been made as to root causes. These postings are developed with the intention of safeguarding the privacy of those involved and the integrity of accident investigations and possible legal proceedings.
Nature of injury: Burns
Industry: Transportation and warehousing
Job Type: Driver
Date: February 11, 2016
Description: Worker was using a steam hose to clear ice off his trailer's hatch when he lost his balance, causing the hose to become caught in his jacket.
Nature of injury: Foreign body
Industry: Health care and social services
Job Type: Health-care worker
Date: February 7, 2016
Description: A bacterium was being manipulated in a medical laboratory. Two workers at high risk of exposure were treated with two antibiotics for this exposure.
Nature of injury: Crushing injury
Industry: General contracting
Job Type: Sales associate
Date: February 1, 2016
Description: Worker was in the back of a pickup truck as a spotter while a lift operator was trying to unload a 400 kg (900 pound) piece of equipment. The equipment toppled over when the chain slipped, causing the worker to fall to the ground. The equipment subsequently fell to the ground, crushing his foot.
Nature of injury: Smoke inhalation
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Labourer
Date: January 21, 2016
Description: While two employees were cutting a piece of metal with a grinder, a piece of hot metal entered the duct work through a ventilation fan, causing a fire inside the duct. A first responder team tested 39 people and sent three workers to hospital for smoke inhalation.
Nature of injury: Burns
Industry: Automotive
Job Type: Tire installer
Date: January 21, 2016
Description: Worker sprayed a cleaner on his jacket to remove paint. The flammable substance on his coat ignited when he later lit a cigarette.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Construction
Job Type: Welder
Date: January 6, 2016
Description: A steel structure tipped over, falling on the worker's legs.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Automotive
Job Type: Mechanic
Date: January 5, 2016
Description: While inflating a repaired tire on the tire changer, an undetected break in the tire failed, causing a blast of high pressure air to strike the worker.
Nature of injury: Near miss
Industry: Mining, oil and gas extraction
Job Type: Machine operator
Date: January 4, 2016
Description: Worker was driving a scoop tram underground when he drove into an open hole.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Waste collection
Job Type: Labourer
Date: December 29, 2015
Description: The worker used his foot to stop garbage from falling out of the backend of the waste collection truck when a piece of cardboard became stuck on his clothing. The cardboard was being pulled into the truck's hydraulic packer unit, which caused his leg to come into contact with the unit.
Nature of injury: Fracture(s)
Industry: Forestry
Job Type: Labourer
Date: December 21, 2015
Description: Worker jammed his hand while trying to straighten a piece of lumber on a machine that was not in a zero-energy state.
