The union representing crane operators in B.C. is asking for stricter safety regulations after a Vancouver construction worker was killed when a crane’s load fell on her.
Yuridia Flores, a mother of two from Mexico, was confirmed as the worker killed when the tower crane at the Oakridge redevelopment site dropped its load onto a building, which subsequently fell onto her.
Flores’s family has confirmed her identity to CBC News. Her death is being looked into by the provincial workplace regulator, WorkSafeBC, as well as the police and coroners service.
Her death has sparked calls for better regulations and training for tower crane operators in the province,
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