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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #780197

FIREFIGHTER,INHALATION,SMOKE INHALATION,RESPIRATOR,FIRE,CHEMICAL VAPOR,COMMUNICATION,CHEMICAL

Event
FIREFIGHTER,INHALATION,SMOKE INHALATION,RESPIRATOR,FIRE,CHEMICAL VAPOR,COMMUNICATION,CHEMICAL
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
780197
Report ID
953210

Event description

Fire fighters suffer possible chemical exposure

Investigation abstract

Employees #1 through #9, fire fighters, arrived at a fire at a warehouse that ho used two chemical-related operations. Upon arrival, sheriff's deputies had been informed that chemicals were inside the structure. The deputies in turn had noti fied the fire department. However, the fire was handled as a typical fire, and a s a result two fire fighters required evaluation for smoke/chemical inhalation. The other seven firefighters were evaluated for smoke/chemical inhalation as a p recaution. Employee #6, the incident commander, was hospitalized for observation and respiratory therapy.

Victims (10)

  1. #1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 42 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  2. #2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 F

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  4. #4 Non-hospitalized injury Age 55 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  5. #5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 28 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  7. #7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 27 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  8. #8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 35 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  9. #9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 30 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    9
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    1
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    1

  10. #981 Degree 0 Age 0

    Nature of injury
    0
    Part of body
    0
    Event type
    0
    Source
    0
    Occupation code
    0
    Human factor
    0
    Environmental factor
    0
    Task assigned
    0

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