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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: 24
OCCUPATION: pumping and pipeline equipment
operating
INDUSTRY:
oil and gas pipeline
operation
Industrial sector: transportation, communications and
utilities
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT:
Confidential
PLACE: LEGAL DESCRIPT AREA: Grande Prairie
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 worker
was gauging a 1000 barrel crude oil storage tank containing
hydrogen
sulphide gas (H2S). He did not use respiratory
protective equipment, and
inhaled H2S
gas.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1979-02-19
UNSAFE
ACT(S):
safety device removed or rendered inoperative
UNSAFE
CONDITION(S):
unsafe dress or apparel
improper
ventilation
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
worker's deliberate disregard
of known safe procedures
EMPLOYER ACTION(S):
provide
instruction, training, supervision to workers
OHSO
ACTION(S):
inspections
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
no
action
REGULATION(S): 27076256
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