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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: 44
OCCUPATION: welding and flame
cutting
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT:
Confidential
PLACE: EDMONTON AREA: Edmonton
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)
air pressure
(abnormal environmental)
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
The
deceased, a retired farmer, was attempting a repair in a septic
tank on his
property. Working alone, he had removed the manhole
cover from the septic
tank. He proceeded into the tank and was
overcome by fumes or lack of
oxygen.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1978-05-10
UNSAFE
ACT(S):
unsafe position/posture, inappropriate operational
position
safety device removed or rendered
inoperative
UNSAFE CONDITION(S):
improper
ventilation
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
worker's lack of experience
or knowledge
unsafe job procedure
EMPLOYER
ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe procedure
OHSO
ACTION(S):
other
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
no action
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