Workplace fatalities in Saskatchewan increase in 2018
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board released data today documenting a rise in the number of workplace fatalities in the province.
The Saskatchewan Workers’ Compensation Board released data today documenting a rise in the number of workplace fatalities in the province.
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- Total injury rate dropped to 5.25 (per 100 workers)
- Time loss injury rate remained the same at 1.86 (per 100 workers)
- 88 per cent of Saskatchewan employers achieved Mission: Zero
- WCB remains fully funded at 117.8 per cent
- Record number of Saskatchewan workers covered – 423,527
- Time loss injury rate remains constant at 1.86
- 88 per cent of Saskatchewan employers achieved Mission: Zero
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