OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #992313

QUASSAICK BRIDGE FIRE DIST ENG CO

NEWBURGH, NY· 1988-02-14T00:00:00

Event: FIREFIGHTER, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, FIRE, BACK, GROUND FAULT, EQUIPMENT GROUNDING, ELECTRIC SHOCK, SPRAIN, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #102218336
Employer profile: QUASSAICK BRIDGE FIRE DIST ENG CO
Summary number: 992313
Report ID: 253690

Event description

ELECTRIC SHOCK - GROUND FAULT IN ELECTRIC RADIATOR

Investigation abstract

A fire department responded to a three-alarm fire. Ten firefighters were injured as they fought the fire. Several suffered burns, bruises, and cuts. One firefig hter received an electric shock when he contacted the frame of an electric radia tor that had apparently been energized by a ground fault. He was hospitalized fo r his injury. A second firefighter sprained his back. He was treated at a hospit al and released. Two other firefighters also received electric shocks.

Victims (10)

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
12

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#10 Non-hospitalized injury Age 50 M

Nature of injury
20

Part of body
3

Event type
11

Source
5

Occupation code
417

Human factor
7

Environmental factor
8

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

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Nature of injury
17

Part of body
28

Event type
8

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
19

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#4 Hospitalized Age 27 M

Nature of injury
10

Part of body
19

Event type
13

Source
15

Occupation code
417

Human factor
5

Environmental factor
7

Task assigned
1
#5 Non-hospitalized injury Age 40 M

Nature of injury
7

Part of body
11

Event type
4

Source
28

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#6 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
15

Event type
4

Source
5

Occupation code
417

Human factor
10

Environmental factor
13

Task assigned
1
#7 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
6

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#8 Non-hospitalized injury Age 29 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
6

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1
#9 Non-hospitalized injury Age 32 M

Nature of injury
5

Part of body
6

Event type
14

Source
16

Occupation code
417

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
11

Task assigned
1

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