OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004001
VAILS GATE FIRE DIST
VAILS GATE, NY·
Event description
One fire fighter killed, five injured in restaurant fire
Investigation abstract
Employees #1 through #6 were attempting to extinguish a fire in a one-story maso door and had started to assist Employee #6 at the window. Employees #2 through #4 were hospitalized. nry structure and to rescue a restaurant patron. Employees #3 and #4 entered the building to rescue the customer. Employee #5 entered the approximately 42 ft by 30 ft structure with a hose line, followed by Employees #1 and #2. The fire bec ame so intense that a flashover occurred and the fire fighters were trapped. Emp loyees #2 through #4 managed to escape through a blown-out window. Employee #6 w as injured while assisting Employee #3. Employee #1 was overcome with smoke and heat and never made it through the window. He was found dead approximately five minutes later. Employee #5 was overcome with smoke after he came out through the
Victims (6)
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#1 Fatality Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 13
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 6
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 12
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 22
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 20
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Hazardous substance
- 8880
- Task assigned
- 1
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