OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #734996

FIREFIGHTER,RESPIRATORY,FIRE,INHALATION,EXPLOSION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL

1988-03-17T00:00:00

Event: FIREFIGHTER,RESPIRATORY,FIRE,INHALATION,EXPLOSION,TOXIC FUMES,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 734996
Report ID: 454510

Event description

FIREFIGHTERS EXPOSED TO HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS DURING FIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEES #1-6 ARRIVED AT A TWO STORY UNOCCUPIED BURNING HOUSE AND STARTED APPLY AN EMERGENCY MEDICAL FACILITY. ALL THE OTHER EMPLOYEES WERE CHECKED AT THE HOSPI TAL AND RELEASED. THE CHEMICALS THE FIREFIGHTERS WERE EXPOSED TO WERE SUSPECTED TO BE 2,4-DICHLOROPHEN OXYACETIC ACID, TOXAPHENE, DOT, METHYL PARATHION, AND 2,4 ,5- TRICHLOROPHEN OXYACETIC ACID. ING WATER TO THE STRUCTURE. THEY OBSERVED A BARN ABOUT 400 YARDS AWAY SMOKING AN D THEN BURNING. EMPLOYEES #1-6 STARTED APPLYING WATER TO THE FLAMES IN THE BARN. EMPLOYEE #7 ARRIVED AND ALSO BEGAN TO FIGHT THE BARN FIRE. EMPLOYEE #7 RETURNED TO THE AREA OF THE HOUSE AND BECAME ILL. EMPLOYEES #8-12 WERE ALSO IN THE AREA, BUT DID NOT COME IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE BARN. EMPLOYEES #4-6 LEFT THE SITE B UT WERE LATER NOTIFIED OF THE CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND INSTRUCTED TO GO TO THE HOSP ITAL. EMPLOYEES #1-3 AND 7-12 WERE PULLED OFF THE FIRE WHEN THE UNKNOWN CHEMICAL S BEGAN TO EXPLODE. EMPLOYEE #7 HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO

Victims (12)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

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

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

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

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#12 Non-hospitalized injury Age 49 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 18 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 20 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 34 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#7 Hospitalized Age 28 M

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 43 F

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

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

Nature of injury
21

Part of body
4

Event type
8

Source
9

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Hazardous substance
0847

Task assigned
1

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