OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14533053
U.S. SECRET SERVICE
HATO REY, PR·
Event description
EMPLOYEE KILLED WHEN TRAPPED IN CASINO FIRE
Investigation abstract
AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM ON DECEMBER 31, 1986, EMPLOYEE #1, A U.S. SECRET SERVIC E AGENT, WAS INVESTIGATING THE USE OF COUNTERFEIT MONEY IN THE DUPONT PLAZA HOTE L CASINO. A FIRE BROKE OUT IN THE SOUTH BALLROOM AND, IN TEN MINUTES, SWEPT THRO UGH THE BALLROOM LOBBY AND CASINO. SOME HOTEL GUESTS AND EMPLOYEES MANAGED TO ES CAPE FROM THE CASINO, BUT OTHERS, INCLUDING EMPLOYEE #1, WERE TRAPPED IN THE CAS INO AND DIED.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 49 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 16
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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