Inventory of Federal, Provincial and Territorial Environmental and Occupational Health Data
Sources and Surveillance Activities

Inventory of Data Sources

Mine Medical X-Ray Database (Yukon)

Contacts
Rob McClure
A/Director, Occupational Health and Safety
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board
401 Strickland Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 5N8
Tel: (867) 667-3726
E-mail: rob.mcclure@gov.yk.ca

Naresh Prasad
Mine Engineer
[Address same as above]
Tel: (867)-667-3777
E-mail: naresh.prasad@gov.yk.ca

Organization Maintaining the Database
Inspections and Compliance Unit, Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board

Purpose of Database
The database organizes and houses annual x-ray and medical files of miners exposed to silica in Yukon mines.

Content
Occupational health data on a sequence of medical examinations, including chest x-rays, for miners in the Yukon over time. (X-rays are done only in cases where there was silica exposure). Data elements: limited to administration retrieval of medicals and x-rays by company or individual, by year. Person-level data with identifiers; personal data includes individual's name, address, name of employer, birth date, telephone number, social insurance number. There are approximately 22,000 records in the database.

Year Database Established
1989

Coverage Period
1950s to 2001

Data Updates
Irregularly

Data Provider
Yukon Workers' Compensation Health and Safety Board (YWCHSB)

Data Availability
The main users of the information in the database are claimants and Yukon WCHSB physicians. Database access is password protected, and permission of the individual concerned is required for use or disclosure of the data (contact: Naresh Prasad, 867-667-3777). No other individuals have direct access to the database. There are data-sharing agreements with other WCBs.

Reports
No

Additional Comments
Data are collected under the authority of the Yukon Occupational Health and Safety Act.