WORKSAFEBC said on Tuesday that a fourth crane incident occurred in Vancouver on Monday. However, no injuries were reported.

Two crane incidents earlier this year did not result in any serious injuries. But a third incident at the Oakridge Park development in Vancouver on February 21 resulted in a worker fatality.

On Monday at approximately 12:40 p.m., WorkSafeBC was notified of a workplace incident involving a crane at the 2600-block of Victoria Drive in Vancouver.

A WorkSafeBC prevention officer and senior engineer attended the site, and a stop-use order was placed on the crane. A stop-work order was also issued for a section of the workplace until a qualified person can confirm that it is safe for workers to re-enter.

WorkSafeBC said it is actively working to understand the cause of these crane-related incidents, and any contributing factors, so that similar incidents can be prevented from happening in the future.

Preliminary evidence, at this time, suggests there are few, if any, similarities between the incidents or the equipment involved.

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