OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #942797
FIREFIGHTER,ASPHYXIATED,FIRE,SMOKE INHALATION
Event description
EMPLOYEE FOUND DEAD WHILE EVALUATING FIRE IN TEXTILE PLANT
Investigation abstract
Employee #1 was allegedly attempting to evaluate the source of a fire in a texti le yarn plant, when he became disoriented and could not find his way out. He was found dead by the rescue team. Smoke inhalation was most likely cause of death.
Victim
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#1 Fatality Age 32 M
- Nature of injury
- 2
- Part of body
- 4
- Event type
- 12
- Source
- 43
- Occupation code
- 417
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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