OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221428428

VI FIRE SERVICES

ST JOHN, VI· 2021-11-22T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collision, Crushed, Descending, Driver, Ejected, Embankment, Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Inexperience, Lost Control, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Steep Grade, Training, Vehicle
NAICS: 922160
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345731707
Employer profile: VI FIRE SERVICES
Summary number: 221428428
Report ID: 0257820

Event description

One employee is killed and one is injured in vehicle roll ov

Investigation abstract

At 12:59 p.m. on November 22, 2021, Employee #1 was riding as a passenger in a fire truck driven by Employee #2 on an assigned training run. Employee #2 was an inexperienced fire truck driver and while on the run, he encountered an extremely steep hill. While descending the hill, Employee #2 lost control of the truck, swerved off the road, hit an embankment, and it rolled over back onto the road. Both employees were ejected from the vehicle. Employee #2 suffered unspecified injuries requiring hospitalization. Employee #1 was trapped under the vehicle and died as a result of his injuries.

Victims (2)

#1 Fatality Age 31 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
7022
#2 Hospitalized Age 22 M

Event type
6

Occupation code
7022

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