Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1009315 - Fire fighter killed when burned by apartment fire

Accident Summary Nr: 1009315 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 09/12/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
104861612	10/28/1991	9224	0	Ladder Co 110 Nyc Fd

Abstract: At approximately 4:51 a.m. on September 12, 1991, Employee #1, a fire fighter, was performing forcible entry team duties during a fire. While he was searching a portion of the apartment on fire, a section of the ceiling collapsed onto the employee and blocked his egress. Simultaneously, fire spread into the room's cock loft. A fellow fire fighter helped Employee #1 exit the room though a window. He was severely burned and later died at the hospital.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, OBSTRUCTED EGRESS, FIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	104861612			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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