OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221402977
WA317965479 - FIRE DIST #9 SPOKANE COUNTY
SPOKANE, WA·
Event description
Employee is killed in fall from bridge
Investigation abstract
At 9:45 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee and his crew of fire fighters were looking for a reported brush fire in the area of a state highway and a bridge. The fire engine stopped on the bridge on northbound highway and the employee looked over the northbound edge. The the employee was observed by a coworker running across to the southbound lanes putting his hands on the railing and falling over it. The employee fell and was pronounced dead at the scene.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 41 M
- Event type
- 5
- Occupation code
- 999
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