OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221742414

BINGHAMTON FIRE DEPARTMENT

BINGHAMTON, NY— 2025-02-12T00:00:00

Event: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Building, Building Collapse, Collapse, Crushed, Falling Object, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Head, High Temperature, Struck Against, Struck By, Structural Collapse, Unsafe Position, Wall
NAICS: 922160
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #348040809
Employer profile: BINGHAMTON FIRE DEPARTMENT
Summary number: 221742414
Report ID: 0253620

Event description

Employee is fatally injured fighting fire, wall collapses

Investigation abstract

At 9:30 p.m. on December 12, 2025, Employee #1 was working as a firefighter for a city fire department and was standing in front of a building assessing a fire when an exterior wall collapsed outward striking Employee #1, who was standing on the sidewalk. Employee #1 was fatally injured.

Victim

#1 Fatality Age 40 M

Event type
1

Occupation code
7022

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