OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1008531
BUFFALO CITY FD
BUFFALO, NY·
Event description
One employee killed, two injured in warehouse fire
Investigation abstract
At approximately 2:30 a.m. on February 2, 1988, Employees #1 through #3 and a co worker were attempting to extinguish a fire in a vacant 3-story warehouse. A bri ck wall collapsed, burying Employee #1. Employee #2 was struck by falling debris , while Employee #3 was pushed through the roof on which they were standing by t he force of the falling debris. All three workers were taken to the hospital, wh ere Employee #1 was pronounced dead at 3:25 a.m. Employees #2 and #3 were treate d for minor injuries and released. The coworker was not injured.
Victims (3)
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#1 Fatality Age 43 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 31
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 3
- Part of body
- 3
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 3
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 23 M
- Nature of injury
- 7
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 8
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 7
- Environmental factor
- 6
- Task assigned
- 1
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