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WSCC charges SMS Equipment over employee death

The Workers’ Safety and Compensation Commission of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (WSCC) has filed seven charges against Canadian mining services provider SMS Equipment.

 The incident occurred at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine maintenance shop northeast of Yellowknife. Photo: De Beers Group

The incident occurred at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine maintenance shop northeast of Yellowknife. Photo: De Beers Group

The WSCC alleges SMS violated the provincial Safety Act and the Mine Health and Safety Act when an employee was killed in September 2022. The incident occurred at the Gahcho Kué diamond mine maintenance...

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