OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221395171

WEST STANISLAUS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (WSCFPD)

KYBURZ, CA· 2021-08-28T00:00:00

Event: Ash, Burn, Engineering Controls, Equipment Operator, Fall, Fall From Elevation, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, High Temperature, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lost Balance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Pit, Skin, Unsafe Position, Unstable Position, Work Surface
NAICS: 922160
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345537013
Employer profile: WEST STANISLAUS COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT (WSCFPD)
Summary number: 221395171
Report ID: 0950621

Event description

Employee sustains burns fighting fire after fall into ashpit

Investigation abstract

At 12:00 p.m. on August 28, 2021, an employee working as a firefighter and burns to over 20% of his body. On September 30, 2021, the employee was released from the hospital. tractor mechanic/operator for a County Fire Protection District was working as part of a strike team. The team was reporting to control a wildfire located in the northeastern part of the County. According to Coworker #1, the Fire Chief, the employee was conducting mop-up activities near a burned area of the forest. The employee was standing next to an ashpit in the burned area when his bandana on his head fell over his eyes. When the employee took off his gloves to remove the bandana, he lost his balance and fell into the fire ashpit. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was admitted with second- and third-degree

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M

Event type
5

Occupation code
7022

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