OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #779645

BURN,FIREFIGHTER,PPE,WORK RULES,FIRE,ARM

1989-02-17T00:00:00

Event: BURN,FIREFIGHTER,PPE,WORK RULES,FIRE,ARM
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 779645
Report ID: 953210

Event description

Fire fighter burned during training exercise

Investigation abstract

Employee #1, a fire fighter trainer, was issued old turnout clothing for a train ing exercise that involved extinguishing a fire. During the training exercise, h is upper arms were burned because they were not fully protected. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 19 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
22

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
20

Environmental factor
18

Hazardous substance
8880

Task assigned
1

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