Statistics updated: February 15, 2013 

Associated Fatalities

Harvesting Direct 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