Crane drops load at Oakridge construction site, 1 day after new safety regulations

One day after new crane safety regulations came into effect in B.C., Global News has learned of another load drop at the Oakridge construction site.

This is the same site where a worker was killed earlier this year.

The latest incident happened around 2:15 p.m. on Wednesday near 41st Avenue and Ash Street.

A photo submitted to Global News shows a bundle of pipes that appeared to have been dropped onto a fence at the bottom of the site, narrowly missing traffic.

TransLink confirmed its trolley wires were also damaged.

No injuries have been reported.




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The City of Vancouver and WorkSafeBC confirmed they are aware of the incident.

In a statement, WorkSafeBC said an “officer was deployed to the site and WorkSafeBC has launched an investigation to identify the causes, as well as any contributing factors.

“We are unable to discuss specific details or provide timeframes while the investigations are ongoing.”

This construction site is the same where Yuridia Flores, a mother of two from Mexico, was killed on the job in February when a crane’s load came crashing down on top of her.

Global News has reached out to EllisDon, the construction company that operates the site. It has not responded to a request for comment at this time.

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