Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 142842.015 - One employee is killed and one is injured in vehicle roll ov

Accident Summary Nr: 142842.015 -- Report ID: 0257820 -- Event Date: 11/22/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1573170.015	01/18/2022		922160	Vi Fire Services

Abstract: At 12:59 p.m. on November 22, 2021, Employee #1 was riding as a passenger in a fire truck driven by Employee #2 on an assigned training run. Employee #2 was an inexperienced fire truck driver and while on the run, he encountered an extremely steep hill. While descending the hill, Employee #2 lost control of the truck, swerved off the road, hit an embankment, and it rolled over back onto the road. Both employees were ejected from the vehicle. Employee #2 suffered unspecified injuries requiring hospitalization. Employee #1 was trapped under the vehicle and died as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: Blunt force, Blunt force trauma, Collision, Crushed, Descending, Driver, Ejected, Embankment, Fire Brigade, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Fire Truck, Inexperience, Lost Control, Roll-Over, Seat Belt, Steep Grade, Training, Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1573170.015	22	M	Hospitalized injury		Fire Fighter
2	1573170.015	31	M	Fatality		Fire Fighter

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