OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #671511

INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT

INDIANAPOLIS, IN· 1988-02-09T00:00:00

Event: FIREFIGHTER, PLATFORM, COLLAPSE, PINNED, FIRE, STORAGE ROOM
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #104030747
Employer profile: INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT
Summary number: 671511
Report ID: 551800

Event description

Fire fighters injured when trapped under debris

Investigation abstract

Fire fighters answered a fire alarm on the second floor Arabian Room of the Mura t Temple. The room was a west end storage room with a storage platform 5 ft 20 i n above the second floor containing restaurant goods, china and plastic dinnerwa re, hotel cleaning supplies, and paper goods. Three fire fighters went on the pl atform while five fire fighters were below. The platform collapsed on the fire f ighters, pinning them in fire debris including soaked paper and burning wood. Em ployees #1 through #15 were treated. Employees #1 through #4 were hospitalized.

Victims (15)

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
2

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#11 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#13 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
15

Event type
6

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1
#14 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
10

Event type
1

Source
8

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
2

Task assigned
1
#15 Non-hospitalized injury Age 26 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 M

Nature of injury
4

Part of body
4

Event type
10

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
9

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#3 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
5

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 46 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
16

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Hazardous substance
0640

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 37 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 33 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#8 Hospitalized Age 39 M

Nature of injury
12

Part of body
3

Event type
2

Source
8

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
6

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 41 M

Nature of injury
2

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1

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