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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: 22
OCCUPATION: labourers in construction trades
INDUSTRY:
construction of buildings, plants
Industrial sector: construction
ACCIDENT INFORMATION:
DATE OF ACCIDENT: Confidential
PLACE: EDMONTON AREA: Edmonton
NATURE OF INJURY:
multiple or crushed chest
TYPE OF ACCIDENT:
explosions
SOURCE OF INJURY:
coal and petroleum products
ACCIDENT DESCRIPTION:
Three workers were doing a final clean-up and drying job on
the 18.29 metre
deep drop structure. One worker had taken a propane tank with
a tiger-torch
attached down into the structure to assist in the drying process.
The three
workers stopped for lunch at about 11:45 and returned about
12:30. The same
worker proceeded down the drop structure and an explosion took
place shortly
after. Two workers were injured and one was killed.
INVESTIGATION:
DATE: 1980-04-17
UNSAFE ACT(S):
unsafe position/posture, inappropriate operational position
UNSAFE CONDITION(S):
improper ventilation
INDIRECT CAUSE(S):
unsafe job procedure
EMPLOYER ACTION(S):
eliminate unsafe conditions
eliminate unsafe procedure
OHSO ACTION(S):
inspections
approval of new procedures, equipment, etc
issue a requisition or order
OTHER'S ACTION(S):
no action
REGULATION(S): 26776064 26776080 26776016
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