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Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

Accident: 201000056 - Seventeen Employees Receives Injuries While Fighting A Fire

**Accident: 201000056 -- Report ID: 0253690 -- Event Date: 08/05/2002**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
303147136	08/21/2002	9224	Yonkers City Fd-5 Alarm Fire

On August 5, 2002, Employees #1 through #17, all firefighters, fought a five-alarm fire at a furniture/dry goods warehouse over 13 hours in 94 degree heat, high humidity, and windless conditions. The temperature of the fire ranged between 1,200 degrees and 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. Sixteen employees suffered from heat exhaustion and dehydration, and Employee #10 received a sprain in the firefighting efforts.

Keywords: firefighter, heat, warehouse, fire, fire brigade, heat exhaustion, high temperature

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
2	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
3	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
4	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
5	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
6	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
7	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
8	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
9	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
10	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
11	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
12	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Occupation not reported
13	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Firefighting occupations
14	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
15	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
16	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations
17	303147136	Non Hospitalized injury	Heat Exhaustion	Firefighting occupations

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