Workplace Deaths

• Workplace deaths rise slightly in Nova Scotia, says workers’ compensation board

  Eight people died from traumatic injuries while on the job last year, an increase from seven in 2023. 

  Canada

  Feb 6
  
• Vancouver memorial honours lives lost in B.C. workplaces

  Dozens of people and dignitaries, including Premier David Eby, were in attendance at the Bentall Memorial, reflecting on the catastrophic incident.

  Politics

  Jan 7
  
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• Irving Shipbuilding worker struck by piece of equipment, died at scene: police

  Halifax Regional Police are investigating the death of a 43-year-old man who died after being struck by equipment at the Irving Shipbuilding facility in Halifax Monday.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2024
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• Suncor reducing contractor work force by 20% to improve safety, efficiency

  Since 2014, there have been at least 12 fatalities at Suncor's oilsands facilities in northern Alberta, including five since 2021.

  Canada

  Nov 3, 2022
• 30 years after Westray disaster in N.S., families say justice still rare in worker deaths

  Twenty-six miners died on May 9, 1992, when a methane and coal-dust explosion ripped through the shafts in Plymouth, N.S., with 11 bodies never recovered.

  Canada

  May 9, 2022
• Asbestos Manitoba’s top workplace killer: Safe Work

  Safe Work Manitoba is launching a new campaign aimed at reducing the deaths and serious injuries caused by the province's number one workplace killer: asbestos.

  Health

  Oct 27, 2021
• Asbestos exposure leading cause of workplace deaths at 30%: WorkSafe Saskatchewan

  According to WorkSafe Saskatchewan, asbestos exposure was responsible for almost 30 per cent of all work-related fatalities in Saskatchewan last year.

  Canada

  Jun 23, 2021
• Saskatchewan remembers those lost to workplace fatalities on National Day of Mourning

  Flags at all government buildings in Saskatchewan will be lowered to half-mast from sunrise to sunset on Tuesday to mark the National Day of Mourning.

  Canada

  Apr 28, 2020
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• Supervisor charged in Dartmouth construction site death of Brandon Alcorn

  Jeff Gooch was arrested last month and faces one count of criminal negligence causing death.

  Crime

  Dec 4, 2019
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• Asbestos, falls and firefighter cancer highlight Saskatchewan workplace fatality/injury strategy

  Saskatchewan is prioritizing asbestos exposure, falls, vehicle crashes and firefighter cancer in a three year strategy to reduce workplace injuries and fatalities.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2019