Crane Accident

• ‘Critical safety failures’ at fault in woman’s death at B.C. construction site: Report

  WorkSafeBC says a worker killed at the Oakridge Park development site in Vancouver last year should never have been allowed to stand where she was.

  Mar 12, 2025
  
• Crane appears to drop load in Vancouver, triggering investigation

  Police and WorkSafeBC watchdog were called to a job site on East Hastings Street near Glen Drive where the crane reportedly dropped a load of steel beams.

  Economy

  Oct 29, 2024
  
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• Mother of 2 from Mexico identified as victim of Vancouver crane tragedy

  Yuridia Flores' first job in Canada was working as a labourer at the massive project at Cambie Street and 41st Avenue. Tragically it would also be her last.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2024
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• ‘My concern is for air quality’: Concerns grow for Kelowna, B.C. seniors displaced by crane tragedy

  One week after a tragic crane collapse claimed five lives in downtown Kelowna, an evacuation order remains in place for nearly two dozen properties in the area.

  News

  Jul 19, 2021
• Former Manitoban killed in Kelowna, B.C. crane collapse

  Tributes continue to pour in for a man killed in the crane collapse, remembered as being quick with a smile, fast with a joke and who genuinely cared about the people near him.

  Canada

  Jul 17, 2021
• Friday night vigil organized for victims of Kelowna crane collapse

  The five victims of the deadly crane collapse in downtown Kelowna Monday morning will be remembered at a vigil this Friday.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
• Vancouver damaged crane latest in string of similar incidents this year: safety officials

  WorkSafeBC says between July 1 and Nov. 1, there were 22 incidents involving cranes in B.C. -- more than half of which were due to operating error.

  Nov 29, 2019
• Traffic disrupted, WorkSafe investigating after crane damaged in downtown Vancouver

  It's not clear how the crane was damaged, but the City of Vancouver says Howe Street was closed at Drake Street Thursday morning as a precaution.

  Nov 28, 2019
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• Crane collapses in Chinese city of Ghangzhou, killing 7 and injuring 2

  Authorities say seven people have been killed and two more injured when a crane leaned and collapsed on a construction site in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

  World

  Jul 22, 2017