Statistics Update – January 2010

We apologise that we have not been able to update our 2009 claim statistics.

As you may be aware, WorkSafeBC are experiencing serious delays upgrading their claims database (CMS). This has critically affected their ability to provide us with the claim data that enables us to publish up-to-date safety statistics.

Although we can still publish up-to-date fatality statistics, we have not been given a clear date by WorkSafeBC when our normal claims data feeds will resume.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause. We will make a full announcement as soon as normal service can be resumed.

For more information on any of our statistics, please call James Raymond at 604-696-3958 or email raymond@bcforestsafe.org

Quicklinks:

Fatalities

• Direct Fatalties
• Harvesting Direct Fatalities
• Forest Products Manufacturing Direct Fatalities
• Associated Fatalities
• Frequently Asked Questions about Council's Statistics

Claims

• Harvesting Claims
• Harvesting Claims Year-to-Date
• Forest Products Manufacturing Claims
• Forest Products Manufacturing Claims Year-to-Date

Fatality statistics updated: January 14, 2010

FATALITIES

 Notes
¹ Direct Fatalities are all fatalities that meet the following criteria:

• Any fatality that is classified under WorkSafeBC’s Classification Units in the Forestry or Wood Products Manufacturing Rate Groups.
• A fatality that occurs to a forestry classified worker for a medical reason e.g. a heart attack only in circumstances where the situation or Coroner’s Office finds that the work was a contributing factor in the death.
• Any fatality that occurred in the course of transporting workers to a forestry site when those workers are classified under WorkSafeBC’s Classification Units in the
• Forestry or Wood Products Manufacturing Rate Groups.
• Any fatality that occurs to any worker when operating under the jurisdiction of a forestry employer. E.g. a maintenance worker killed servicing equipment

Other fatalities may be counted on a case-by-case basis when it is considered to be within the control and responsibility of a forestry operation.

All other fatalities are considered Associated Fatalities.
² Harvesting Direct Fatality categories are defined as the activity engaged in at the time of death
³ Data not available to determine Associated Fatalities in 05 & 06

CLAIMS

Notes:

¹ Claim Count by Month of Registration Date by Reporting CU - Reporting CUs Based on Subsector 7030 and CUs 732024, 732044 and 7630152
² Claim Count by Month of Registration Date by Reporting CU - Reporting CUs Based on Select CUs in Subsector 71402
* Year to date is to end of April 2009

Have you noticed our statistics have changed?

Starting in June 2009, the Council is changing the way it reports on injuries and fatalities in the forest sector. These changes have been made to more accurately report the forest sector’s safety performance.

Effective immediately, we have instigated a change in the way we classify fatalities. For further details please click here.

In the coming weeks, new statistics will be displayed in this section that better reflect the number of injuries and serious injuries occurring in the forest sector. More information will be provided on these statistics once they are available.