Worker was hit by crane in 2023
One employer in British Columbia has been fined after it tried to prevent one worker from making a claim with WorkSafeBC, according to a report.
In 2023, a worker employed by Castores Builders Ltd. was hit by a crane at a commercial construction site.
The Burnaby construction company then tried to convince the worker not to file a WorkSafeBC claim, according to a Castanet report citing a Burnaby NOW article.
Initially, WorkSafeBC didn't investigate the site of the incident.
However, "information provided to the agency" sparked an investigation to determine if Castores had violated the Workers Compensation Act by preventing or trying to prevent the worker's injury claim, according to an investigation report obtained by the Burnaby NOW.
The investigation found that there was evidence proving the claim.
Castores was fined $2,500 in September.
Details around the date of the crane incident and the location of the worksite where it happened were redacted in the report along with all details about the evidence WorkSafe relied on to make its decision.
The information was withheld under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act because the details could identify the worker, according to the report.
There had been a series of incidents in B.C. involving cranes this year.
