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CHARACTERISTICS:
DONOR: Alberta Community and Occupational
Health
Occupational Health and Safety Division
JURISDICTION:
ALBERTA
REPORT TITLE: Fatality Investigation Data
Base
INFORMATION ABOUT DECEASED:
NAME: Confidential
SEX: Male AGE: 18
OCCUPATION: labourers in chemicals,
petroleum, rubber, plastic
INDUSTRY:
manufacture of glaze
and seal compound
Industrial sector:
manufacturing
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF
ACCIDENT: Confidential
PLACE: GLEICHEN AREA: Calgary
region
NATURE OF INJURY:
asphyxia (suffocation/drowning) or
strangulation
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
contact with gases/fumes by
inhalation (lack of oxygen)
SOURCE OF INJURY:
chemicals (not
coal/petroleum products, hydrogen sulphide)
ACCIDENT
DESCRIPTION:
On the day of the accident three workers
entered a tank containing ployken
pipeline adhesive. These
adhesive gives highly toxic fumes from the solvent
toluene. All
three workers were fatally overcome by the fumes. They
were
later found. Since the autopsy did not reveal any
injuries, even of a minor
nature, it is assumed the workers
climbed into the tank of their own free well.
It is believed
that one of the workers entered the tank first perhaps
to
recover a dropped object. When he was found to be having
difficulties, it is
believed that two workers entered the tank
to rescue him and were
also
overcome.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE:
1980-10-28
UNSAFE ACT(S):
unsafe position/posture,
inappropriate operational position
UNSAFE
CONDITION(S):
improper ventilation
improperly guarded,
unguarded
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
unsafe job
procedure
EMPLOYER ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe
conditions
eliminate unsafe procedure
OHSO
ACTION(S):
issue a requisition or
order
inspections
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
inquest held (into
fatal accident)
REGULATION(S): 26776048 26776048
26776160
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