Michael Chinna, 39, died in March 2021 after being struck by falling ice at the Jackfish power plant in Yellowknife. The Northwest Territories Power Corp. was recently fined $200K, one of the largest fines in recent memory.
The Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission is charging Arctic Canada Construction Ltd. in relation to an incident last April in Fort Simpson, N.W.T. The charges are the second set filed by WSCC this year.
Fifteen people lost their lives on the job in the North in 2021, the highest number of work-related deaths the territories have seen in more than a decade. COVID-19 accounts for just four of the deaths.
The Northwest Territories Power Corporation is facing 11 safety charges stemming from an incident last March. Michael Paul Chinna died from his injuries after he was struck by ice falling from the Jackfish power plant roof in Yellowknife.