Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14215495 - OVERCOME BY HEAT AND FIRE WHILE FIGHTING A FOREST FIRE

Accident Summary Nr: 14215495 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/01/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
3189172	04/02/1985	0851	0	Westvaco Corp., Timberlands Division

Abstract: EMPLOYEE #1, A MEMBER OF A CREW FIGHTING A FOREST FIRE, WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF CUTTING A FIRE LINE WITH A CATERPILLAR D-6 TRACTOR. EMPLOYEE #1 DROVE THE TRACTOR INTO SOME HIGH BRUSH, WHERE THE ENGINE QUIT ON HIM. HE RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND TRIED TO BACK THE TRACTOR OUT OF THE BRUSH. HE APPARENTLY TRIED TO BACK UP TOO FAST AND THE PLOW HE WAS TOWING JACKKNIFED. THE EMPLOYEE APPARENTLY PANICKED, JUMPED FROM THE TRACTOR AND TOOK OFF RUNNING. HE WAS FOUND A SHORT WHILE LATER. HE DIED OF SMOKE INHALATION AND EXPOSURE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEAT, FIRE, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	3189172			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Firefighting occupations

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