OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #1008978
LADDER CO 131 NYCFD
BROOKLYN, NY·
Event description
Employee dies of smoke inhalation in fire
Investigation abstract
At approximately 3:53 a.m. on February 3, 1989, Employee #1, a fire fighter acti ng as the outside ventman for the second ladder company to arrive, entered the f loor above the fire floor alone. Employee #1 was wearing a Scott 4.5 air pack, f ull-face, positive pressure respirator with a 20 minute polar wrapped cylinder, a Handie Talkie radio, and a PASS alarm, which was off. At approximately 4:00 a. m., Employee #1 was overcome by flames. At approximately 4:12 a.m., Employee #1 was discovered unconscious with severe burns. Employee #1 was taken to the hospi tal, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 a.m. He died of smoke in halation with carbon monoxide poisoning due to respirator failure.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 18
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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