OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1004910
ROCHESTER CITY FIRE DEPT ACCIDENT
ROCHESTER, NY·
Event description
Six fire fighters injured in gasoline explosion
Investigation abstract
At approximately 12:52 on May 2, 1988, Employees #1 through #6 and coworkers, al l City of Rochester fire fighters, responded to a fire at a multi-car garage. Th e fire fighters were pouring water on the blaze when gasoline in a car exploded. A huge fireball blew across the 20 foot driveway south of the building, injurin g all six employees. Employee #1 suffered multiple burns and Employees #1through 5 suffered face burns. Employees #1 through #3 were hospitalized.
Victims (6)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 37 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 52 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 14
- Environmental factor
- 10
- Task assigned
- 1
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