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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:
oilfield maintenance
and construction
Industrial sector: mines, quarries and
oil
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT:
Confidential
PLACE: WHITECOURT AREA: Edmonton region
NATURE
OF INJURY:
asphyxia (suffocation/drowning) or
strangulation
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
contact with gases/fumes by
inhalation (lack of oxygen)
SOURCE OF INJURY:
hydrogen
sulphide exposure
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
The deceased
was checking for leaks on an H2S cooler unit. He was told to
wear
his air mask and to watch for water to come from a check
valve in a manhole 4
feet below the work level. He was found
lying at the bottom of the manhole
without his air mask on. The
mask was on the top of the cooler unit, next to
the manhole
opening, and appeared to be in good working
condition.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1977-04-26
UNSAFE
ACT(S):
safety device removed or rendered inoperative
UNSAFE
CONDITION(S):
improper ventilation
improperly guarded,
unguarded
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
worker's lack of experience or
knowledge
unsafe job procedure
EMPLOYER
ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe procedure
other
OHSO
ACTION(S):
inspections
approval of new procedures,
equipment, etc
meeting with company representatives
issue a
requisition or order
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
safe-t-gram/bulletin
issued by OHSD, magazine publicity
WCB penalty
levied
REGULATION(S): 26776016 26776064 26776064
27076016
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