The nine plantation workers who were hospitalised Saturday (Jan 11) for pesticide poisoning reportedly inhaled Carbosulfan pesticide (UN3077) while fertilising oil palm trees at a 20-acre plantation.
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00:00Nine plantation workers were hospitalized on Saturday after reportedly inhaling carbosulfan
00:07pesticide UN-3077 while fertilizing oil palm trees at a 20-acre plantation in Kinabatangan.
00:16Kinabatangan Fire and Rescue Station Chief Nurul Azlan Shah Jamaluddin said an emergency
00:21call from the plantation owner was received at 3.11 pm, prompting a six-member team led
00:28by Jasmani Osni and hazardous materials consultant Mohamed Hanis Mokhtar to be dispatched to
00:34the site, located 45 kilometres away.
00:37By the time the team arrived, all victims had already been transported to Kinabatangan
00:42Hospital by co-workers for treatment.
00:45Firefighters, equipped with protective gear, secured the area by setting up barricades
00:51and conducted a decontamination process to mitigate further risks.
00:55The situation was brought under control at 5.30 pm and the operation ended at 6.40 pm
01:02after the area was declared safe.
01:05Nurul Azlan reminded plantation owners to ensure workers use proper protective gear
01:10when handling pesticides to prevent similar incidents.