Two injured when crane drops concrete form at Chinatown construction site

WorkSafeBC is investigating the Saturday morning accident

A concrete mold fell from a crane at a Victoria Chinatown construction site on Saturday morning, injuring two workers.

“We take the safety of our workers very, very seriously. This was an oversight by one of our sub-trades and they’re working through it right now,” he said.Another worker on site experienced a minor injury, Vink said. “The fact that there was eight first responder vehicles down there was pretty ridiculous for the incident.”

A total of three ambulances, including an ambulance with advanced care paramedics and a supervisor, attended the scene, they said in a statement. City spokesperson Colleen Mycroft said the fire department would be unable to comment due to the active WorkSafeBC investigation.

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