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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: 63
OCCUPATION: labouring and elemental work in materials handling
INDUSTRY:
hardware, sports goods store
Industrial sector: trade
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT: Confidential
PLACE: ROCKY MT HOUSE AREA: Red Deer region
NATURE OF INJURY:
concussion or skull fracture
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
explosions
SOURCE OF INJURY:
buildings/structures/confined spaces (not floors, walkways)
flame, fire, smoke
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
A customer entered a retail dealership yard and proceeded to
back around a
parked transport van with his 1/2 ton truck. The customer was
attempting to
park his 1/2 ton truck by the stairway leading to the oxygen/acteylene
cylinder
storage shed. The customer backed his truck into an unprotected
bulk 4546l
(1000 gal.) propane storage tank knocking it off its 200mm thick
concrete pads.
The feed line from the tank broke off, releasing propane liquid
and gas which
filled the area. A worker entered the shop area connected to
the site office
15 minutes after the incident to turn off the furnace pilot
lights. He was
killed shortly after entering the building when the propane
fumes ignited and
caused an explosion.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1982-02-16
UNSAFE ACT(S):
unsafe position/posture, inappropriate operational position
UNSAFE CONDITION(S):
defective tools, equipment, materials or supplies
hazardous spatial layout or work area arrangement
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
worker's lack of experience or knowledge
unsafe job procedure
EMPLOYER ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe conditions
OHSO ACTION(S):
inspections
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
inquest held (into fatal accident)
by government agency other than OHSD, WCB or judiciary
OHSD education presentation
REGULATION(S): 26776016
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