Incident investigation reports
This page includes findings of WorkSafeBC investigations as identified in incident investigation reports. These are here to help employers and workers understand the factors that contribute to workplace incidents so similar incidents can be prevented from happening in the future. Some of these findings also provide recommendations to industry to prevent future incidents, and the information here may be useful when gathering industry trends.
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, personal identifying information has been removed from the reports posted here. The findings may also have been shortened to focus on the main cause of and contributing factors leading to the incidents shared here.
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Incident investigation report summaries
Operator escaped just before H-beam struck crane’s cab
Date of incident: October 2021
Notice of incident number: 2021184390026
Employers: Pile driving company
Incident summary
Worker died after contracting COVID-19
Date of incident: April–May 2021
Notice of incident number: 2021140710005
Employers: Tree planting companies (2; employer of the...
Worker seriously injured while cleaning windows using rope access system
Date of incident: May 2021
Notice of incident number: 2021188270008
Employers: Window cleaning companies (2; parent and franchise); rope...
Officer injured during firearms training
Date of incident: May 2021
Notice of incident number: 2021186450008
Employer: Law enforcement
Incident summary