Lessons Learned: A Nerve-racking Accident Involving Fumigants

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A MAIB Safety Digest report talks about nerve damage, sickness and disorientation experienced by a stevedore after handling cans of fumigant.

The Incident

A stevedore suffered nerve damage, sickness and disorientation after handling cans of fumigant while unloading sweet potato pellets from a general cargo vessel. The fumigant was later identified as aluminium phosphide. It had been placed among the bags of cargo by the vessel’s crew during loading to control...

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