US EditionSlurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
- A Quebec coroner urges the province's professional farmers association to educate members about dangers in slurry pits due to recent deaths from asphyxiation.
- Coroner Nancy Bouchard reported that a couple died from asphyxiation due to hydrogen sulphide exposure in a manure pit.
- Bouchard warns that manure pits contain harmful gases, which can cause fainting in seconds and death in minutes.
- On October 4, 2024, a farmer fell unconscious in the pit and was found by his partner, who also lost consciousness.
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Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommendation in reports on the deaths of a couple east of Montreal killed from asphyxiation due to exposure to hydrogen sulphide inside a manure pit […]
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