Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170008452 - Three fire fighters suffer heat exhaustion in house fire

Accident Summary Nr: 170008452 -- Report ID: 1055320 -- Event Date: 05/30/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115207961	05/31/1998	9121	0	City Of Seattle Dba Seattle Fire Department

Abstract: Employees #1 through #3, all fire fighters, were battling a house fire. They suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration due to the warm weather and to the unusual construction of the house. Employees #1 through #3 were hospitalized. A medic unit had been assigned to run the staging area, which was poorly organized. There were no medical checks, and no provisions were made for ventilation and fluid replacement when the fire fighters replaced their air bottles.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, HEAT, VENTILATION, WORK RULES, FIRE, HEAT EXHAUSTION, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115207961	Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
2	115207961	Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
3	115207961	Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported

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