Description
Presents the findings of an investigation into a workplace fatality in the wholesale and retail trade sector that occurred in October, 2007. A 47-year old male worker was in the process of priming a carburetor for a gasoline powered truck. The truck backfired and the worker’s clothes caught fire. The worker was in intensive care and died in hospital 16 days later. See the usage considerations section of this record for more information about OHS work site investigations.
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August 15, 2008
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Worker burned by gasoline fire
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Extent
20 pages
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Once
Publisher / Creator Information
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Publisher
Employment and Immigration (2008-2011)
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Resource Dates
Date Created
2008-08-15
Date Added
2018-01-16T20:25:56.143550
Date Modified
2008-08-15
Date Issued
2008-08-15
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F-423176
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
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Phone 1-866-415-8690 (toll-free)