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Accident Summary Nr: 124864.015 - Employee falls through floor, is stuck in between joists, an

Accident Summary Nr: 124864.015 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 03/13/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1470206.01503/16/2020922160Forsyth Township Fire Department

Abstract: At 10:45 p.m. on March 13, 2020, Employee # 1 was fighting a heavy fire. Interior firefighting tactics and water nozzle use caused the floor to collapse underneath Employee # 1. He was pinned up to his arm pits between the floor joists. He suffered positional asphyxiation and was killed.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Building Collapse, Chest, Collapse, Fall, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Pinned, Water

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation
1 1470206.015 23 M Fatality Fire Fighter

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