After being knocked unconscious by a falling tree, a firefighter said he continued to work until he felt too ill. After requesting medical attention he said he had to walk alone through thick bush to reach a helicopter. The 20-year-old firefighter and his mother spoke with CKLB on the condition…
A Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) employee has died following a workplace accident that took place in early March. NTPC confirmed that Michael Paul Chinna, an apprentice power systems electrician since 2018, was the employee who was injured on March 5 at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. He died…
An employee of the Northwest Territories Power Corporation (NTPC) has been injured at the Jackfish generating facility in Yellowknife. The unspecified accident took place on March 5th and the employee was transported to Stanton Territorial Hospital for assessment and treatment. Doug Prendergast, NTPC communications manager, stated in a news release…
The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission (WSCC) has now developed a risk assessment tool to guide employers in determining if a worker can safely be on the worksite under the current direction of the Chief Public Health Officer of the Northwest Territories. In a news release, the commission states that…
One of the largest mines in Nunavut is facing a series of charges related to the death of a worker on December 16 last year. Last week, the Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission filed 16 charges against Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation under the Mine Health and Safety Act. In a…