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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004050

BURN,FIREFIGHTER,FIRE,BURIED,SPRAIN

Event
BURN,FIREFIGHTER,FIRE,BURIED,SPRAIN
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
1004050
Report ID
253690

Event description

Thirteen fire fighters injured in two-story structure fire

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #13 were fighting a fire in a two-story wood frame house in Yonkers, NY. A ceiling collapsed, burying Employees #1 through #4 under hot and flaming material. Employees #5 through #13 sustained burns and/or sprains and s trains while rescuing Employees #1 through #4. Employees #1 through #3, #5, #6, and #9 were hospitalized.

Victims (14)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 47 M

    Nature of injury
    15
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    413
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #11 Hospitalized Age 26 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 31 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    5
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #2 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    6
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #3 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    19
    Event type
    14
    Source
    3
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #5 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    6
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    413
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  11. #6 Hospitalized Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    12
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  12. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 44 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    413
    Human factor
    20
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  13. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M

    Nature of injury
    20
    Part of body
    3
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    11
    Task assigned
    1

  14. #9 Hospitalized Age 41 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    14
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

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