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Investigation report : worker fatally injured when struck by loader

Description

Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the manufacturing and processing sector that occurred in February 2014. A worker was conducting sawmill clean-up and start-up preparations when he walked out of the building into an outdoor yard carrying a load of lumber over his shoulder. At the same time, a front-end loader was operating, in reverse, alongside the building. The worker was struck by the front-end loader which caused fatal head injuries to the worker. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.

Updated

November 7, 2016

Tags
manufacturing and processing sector occupational fatalities workplace fatalities workplace fatality investigations workplace fatality reports

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Extent

6 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Creator
Labour
Publisher

Labour

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Spatial Coverage

Slave Lake

Start Date

2014-02-03

End Date

2014-02-03

Resource Dates

Date Created

2016-11-07

Date Added

2018-01-11T15:25:45.808977

Date Modified

2016-11-07

Date Issued

2017-04-07

Audience information

Identifiers

Local Identifier

F-OHS-058123-48635

Usage / Licence

Usage Considerations

Alberta Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) investigates serious incidents, including fatalities, which occur at work sites that fall under provincial OHS legislation. After a serious incident or fatality takes place at a work site, OHS officers investigate the work site to determine the causes and circumstances of the incident or fatality. OHS prepares an investigation report summarizing the incident and then conducts an enforcement action review of the investigation, to determine if the incident file should be submitted to Alberta Justice for consideration for prosecution. OHS publishes the fatality investigation report online only after investigations and all court proceedings, if any, are completed.

Contact

Contact Name

Occupational Health and Safety. Investigation Unit

Contact Email

whs@gov.ab.ca

Contact Other

Phone 1-866-415-8690 (toll-free)