Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129654.015 - Employee is killed while fighting wildfire

Accident Summary Nr: 129654.015 -- Report ID: 0936200 -- Event Date: 09/17/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493682.015	09/18/2020		924120	Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest

Abstract: At 6:00 p.m. on September 17, 2020, an employee working as part of the "hot shot crew" fighting a wildfire. A coworker found the employee had died after finding him burned and unresponsive.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Burn, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, High Temperature, Lack of oxygen, Loss of consciousness, Oxygen Deficiency, PPE, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive, Weather

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1493682.015	50	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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