Ontario Construction
Fatalities (Deaths) for 2006
ONTARIO MINISTRY OF LABOUR
CONSTRUCTION HEALTH AND SAFETY PROGRAM
FATALITIES 2006
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January 18, 2006 – A worker while installing liquid dry
insulators around two 120 volt lines made contact with a 550 volt transformer
and was electrocuted on an ICI project in Hamilton.
January 19, 2006 – A worker (roofer) fell approximately
20 feet on a residential project in Innisfil sustaining head injuries. The
worker succumbed to his injuries on January 25, 2006.
January 23, 2006 - A worker (operator) was driving a
crane on a roadway in Port Burwell when the road collapsed causing the crane to
roll over into a pond resulting in the worker drowning.
January 31, 2006 – A worker (operator) was building
winter roads in the Birch Lake area (Kenora). The worker and the backhoe he was
operating were discovered submersed in the lake.
February 14, 2006 – A worker (electrician) was working
off a ladder on a residential project in Toronto and fell approximately
20 feet. The worker sustained head trauma and succumbed to his injuries on
February 15, 2006.
February 21, 2006 - A worker (pipelayer) was working in a
trench installing a pipe on a project in Ottawa when the pipe support system
failed. The worker was struck-by a component of the support system in
the head. The worker succumbed to his injuries on February 22, 2006.
March 3, 2006 – A worker (operator) while dumping a load of gravel, the
material became lodged. The worker was struck-by the material when it
suddenly came loose out of the box on a project in Scarborough.
April 26, 2006 – A worker was electrocuted
while operating the tailgate of a dump truck during a paving operation on a
residential project in Strathroy. The box of the dump truck came into contact
with an energized overhead power-line rated at 4800 volts.
May 1, 2006 – A worker (pipe layer) working in
an excavation installing a sewer lateral was struck-by a backhoe when
the backhoe slid into the excavation on a project in Binbrook.
May 8, 2006 – A worker (operator) was lowering
the box of a dump truck when the box came into come into with an overhead
energized power line rated at 7200 volts. The worker while exiting the cab was electrocuted
on a project in Calden.
May 9, 2006 – A worker (operator) was struck-by
a reversing dump truck on a residential project in Selkirk.
May 12, 2006 – A worker sustained head injuries
while loading a backhoe unto a flatbed on a project in Hornpayne (Timmins
area).
May 30, 2006 – A worker was installing siding
while working off a ladder. The worker fell and sustained head injuries
on a residential project in Vaughan.
May 31, 2006 – A worker was struck-by a steel beam that
was being supported by the forks of a forklift truck. The beam slipped and
struck the worker in the head on a project in Brampton.
June 5, 2006 – A worker (roofer) was using the bucket of a
front-end loader as a work platform on a residential project in Cochrane. The
controls of the front-end loader were left unattended, when the worker was crushed-by
the bucket of the front-end loader that rolled forward.
June 5, 2006 – A worker (roofer) was using the bucket of a
front-end loader as a work platform on a residential project in Cochrane. The
controls of the front-end loader were left unattended, when the worker was crushed-by
the bucket of the front-end loader that rolled forward.
July 7, 2006 – A worker fell into an
excavation approximately 10 feet deep on an ICI project in Kingston. The worker
succumbed to his injuries on July 10, 2006.
July 13, 2006 – A worker was buried when the wall of
the excavation caved-in. The worker was repairing a foundation wall on a
residential project in Niagara Falls.
July 15, 2006 – A worker (operator) was crushed-by
a compactor which rolled over on a project in Halton Hills. The project
consisted of a new bike bath.
July 21, 2006 – A worker while loading material onto a pickup
truck fell striking his head on an ICI project in Jordon. The worker
succumbed to his injuries on July 23.
July 21, 2006 – A worker (operator) was electrocuted
on a road project in Petrolia. The operation consisted of spreading gravel for
a road shoulder. A gravel spreader attached to the back of a dump was energized
when the box of the dump truck came in contact with overhead power lines. The
gravel spreader operator was electrocuted when he stepped off the spreader.
August 3, 2006 – A worker while unloading a 45
gallon drum filled with steel plates lost his footing and fell. The worker was
struck-by the drum that fell on top of him on a project in Vaughn.
August 16, 2006 – A worker (plumber) after
dropping his torch onto his ankle fell off a ladder onto a glass fixture on the
floor of a residential project in Richmond Hill. The worker succumbed to his
injuries caused by the glass severing one of his arteries.
August 31, 2006 – A worker (framer) installing
plywood to a wall on a residential project in Whitby fell and loss
consciousness. The worker succumbed to his injuries on September 1, 2006.
September 1, 2006 – A
worker (operator) was reversing a compactor
along the edge of a retaining pond when the
compactor rolled over. The worker was
crushed-by the compactor on a project in
Milton.
September 29, 2006 – A
worker (window cleaner) working off a ladder fell
approximately 20 feet sustaining multiple
injuries in Beamsville. The worker succumbed to his
injuries on September 30.
October 2, 2006 - A worker
(supervisor) was struck-by a dump truck
unrelated to the sewer/watermain project in
Brampton.
October 26, 2006 – A worker while
helping to install an eavestrough was
electrocuted when the eavestrough made contact
with an energized hydro line on a residential
project in King Township.
November - None reported
December - None reported
TOTAL 2006 - 27
TOTAL 2005 - 20
TOTAL 2004 - 20
TOTAL 2003 - 30
Source: Ministry of Labour
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