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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #739607

FIREFIGHTER,TRUCK,FALL,FIRE TRUCK,UNSTABLE POSITION

Event
FIREFIGHTER,TRUCK,FALL,FIRE TRUCK,UNSTABLE POSITION
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
739607
Report ID
452110

Event description

FIREFIGHTER FELL FROM FIRE TRUCK ON WAY TO FIRE

Investigation abstract

EMPLOYEE #1, A FIRE FIGHTER, WAS RIDING IN THE RIGHT JUMP SEAT BEHIND THE CAB OF UNIT #1. THE FIRE TRUCK WAS RESPONDING TO A FIRE CALL AND HAD ALL EMERGENCY EQU IPMENT OPERATING. THE EMPLOYEE HAD TAKEN OFF HIS AIR TANK TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMEN TS AND WAS TRYING TO PUT IT BACK ON. ABOUT THAT TIME THE FIRE TRUCK DROVE AROUND A CORNER AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. EMPLOYEE #1 COULD NOT HANG ON AND WAS THROWN FROM THE TRUCK ONTO THE PAVEMENT. HE WAS KILLED.

Victim

  1. #1 Fatality Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    6
    Part of body
    13
    Event type
    5
    Source
    29
    Occupation code
    417
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    18
    Task assigned
    1

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