OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221448913

GOOD HOPE-SCIOTA FPD

GOOD HOPE, IL· 2022-02-24T00:00:00

Event: Automobile, Cardiac Arrest, Explosion, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Fuel Tank, High Blood Pressure, Hypertension, Propane
NAICS: 922160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345831812
Employer profile: GOOD HOPE-SCIOTA FPD
Summary number: 221448913
Report ID: 0551702

Event description

Fire fighter goes into cardiac arrest when propane explodes

Investigation abstract

At 4:30 p.m. on February 24, 2022, an employee was working as a fire fighter for a fire department. He was at the scene of a two-vehicle automobile fire. He was removing and deploying fire hose from a fire truck in support of the attack fire fighter. During this activity, a tank containing liquid propane exploded. The employee went into cardiac arrest. He was hospitalized. It was suspected that the percussion from the blast caused the onset of cardiac arrest. The employee had a history of asthma, high blood pressure, and levels of high cholesterol. There were no citations recommended for this remote inspection.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
12

Occupation code
7022

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