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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If you would like to see the final incident investigation report for a particular incident, you can submit a request in writing to our Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Office. You may submit a Request for Access to Records Form (form 11M7) or mail a letter to:
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Incident investigation report summaries
Concrete mixer truck tipped over, seriously injuring operator
Date of incident: September 2022
Notice of incident number: 2022178680002
Employer: Concrete product manufacturer
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Young worker pulled into machine in lumber mill and seriously injured
Date of incident: July 2022
Notice of incident number: 2022181890007
Employer: Wood products manufacturer
Incident summary
Large steel tube fell from crane hoist and struck worker
Date of incident: April 2022
Notice of incident number: 2022181350011
Employer: Metal product manufacturer
Incident summary
Worker died when bucket fell off tractor’s loader attachment
Date of incident: September 2021
Notice of incident number: 2021170090004
Employer: Ranch
Incident summary
Two...