Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139968.015 - Employee is killed when SCBA runs out of air during fire

Accident Summary Nr: 139968.015 -- Report ID: 0150900 -- Event Date: 05/12/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531070.015	05/12/2021		922160	City Of New Haven

Abstract: At 12:45 a.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee was searching the 2nd floor of a residential structure during a fire when he ran out of breathing air. The employee was killed due to asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Emergency Response, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Inhalation, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Malfunction, Oxygen Deficiency, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Scba, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531070.015	31	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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