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Accident: 14216907 - Firefighters Killed And Injured When Truck Hits Tree

**Accident: 14216907 -- Report ID: 0150900 -- Event Date: 05/10/1990**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
103796751	05/11/1990	9224	City Of Waterbury Fire Department

At approximately 11:30 p.m. on May 10, 1990, a city of Waterbury fire engine assigned to Engine Company # 11 collided with a tree. Five firemen riding in the truck were injured or killed. Firefighter #1 died from asphyxiation and Firefighter #2 died from fatal injuries. Firefighter #3 received multiple fractures and was trapped in the wreckage for approximately two hours and was hospitalized. Firefighters # 4 and 5 received injuries but were not hospitalized.

Keywords: firefighter, fracture, asphyxiated, collision, truck, fire truck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	103796751	Fatality	Other	Firefighting occupations
2	103796751	Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations
3	103796751	Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa
4	103796751	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Firefighting occupations
5	103796751	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Firefighting occupations

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