Publications

Investigation report : worker fatality by drowning

Description

Presents findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the construction and construction trades sector that occurred in March 2014. A worker was operating an excavator on an ice surface in a borrow pit when the excavator broke through the ice. The operator was trapped inside the cabin and drowned.

Updated

January 29, 2018

Tags
construction and construction trades sector occupational fatalities workplace fatalities workplace fatality investigations workplace fatality reports

Title and publication information

Type
Report
Extent

9 pages

Frequency

Once

Publisher / Creator Information

Publisher

Labour and Immigration

Place of Publication

Edmonton

Subject Information

Spatial Coverage

Fort McMurray

Start Date

2014-03-14

End Date

2014-03-14

Resource Dates

Date Created

2018-01-29

Date Added

2019-11-19T20:15:22.852075

Date Modified

2018-01-29

Date Issued

2019-11-19

Audience information

Identifiers

Local Identifier

Report No-F-OHS-061138-98954

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)