2008 Serious Injury and Fatality Statistics Updated: April 23, 2008
Total Forest Sector Statistics
Category
Fatalities*
Serious Injuries**
All Injuries (Including Serious)†
Harvesting Statistics
5
5
12
Production Statistics
-
8
14
Total
5
13
26
Harvesting Statistics
Category
Fatalities*
Serious Injuries**
All Injuries (Including Serious)†
Manual Tree Falling
3
2
4
Yarding/Mechanical Harvesting
-
-
1
Log Hauling
2
1
3
Silviculture
-
-
-
Helicopter Logging
-
-
-
Forest Fire Fighting
-
-
-
Traveling to and from Work
-
-
1
Other
-
2
3
Total
5
5
12
Production Statistics
Category
Fatalities*
Serious Injuries**
All Injuries (Including Serious)†
Chemical Pulp and Paper Mill
-
-
1
Wooden Post or Pole Manufacture
-
-
-
Wood Preserving
-
-
-
Wood Chip Mill
-
-
-
Veneer or Plywood Manufacture
-
-
-
Shake and Shingle Mill
-
2
2
Planing Mill
-
-
-
Oriented Strand Board Manufacture
-
-
2
Sawmills
-
6
9
Mechanical Pulp and Paper Mill
-
-
-
Total
-
8
14
*Workplace Incident Fatalities Workplace incident fatalities are cases where a worker dies at a work site, or as a result of injuries sustained at a work site or on the way from or to a work site.
**Workplace Incident Serious Injuries These include spinal cord injuries that result in partial or total paralysis; brain injuries and severe head injuries; near or total blindness; amputations; or any other severe disability resulting from an occupational injury or disease.
†Workplace Incident Injuries All Injuries reported by WorkSafeBC in the forestry harvesting. This number includes Serious Injuries.
