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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: 20
OCCUPATION: pumping and pipeline equipment operating
INDUSTRY:
oil or gas well operation
Industrial sector: mines, quarries and oil
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT: Confidential
PLACE: LEGAL DESCRIPT AREA: Red Deer region
NATURE OF INJURY:
multiple or crushed chest
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
explosions
SOURCE OF INJURY:
boilers, pressure vessels (incl. pressurized pipes, hoses)
coal and petroleum products
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
Workers were attempting to thaw a frozen oil flow riser pipeline
at an oil
storage tank. One worker stood on the top of the storage tank
roof and ignited
a propane torch to apply heat to the pipeline. When the torch
was ignited, an
explosion occurred which lifted the roof off the storage tank.
The deceased
was propelled through the air, landing on the ground 92 feet
(28m) from the
tank.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1978-12-30
UNSAFE ACT(S):
unsafe loading, placing, mixing, combining, etc
UNSAFE CONDITION(S):
no unsafe condition identified
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
no indirect cause identified
EMPLOYER ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe procedure
provide instruction, training, supervision to workers
OHSO ACTION(S):
inspections
approval of new procedures, equipment, etc
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
safe-t-gram/bulletin issued by OHSD, magazine publicity
REGULATION(S): 27076272
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