Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487302 - Employee Is Burned While Fighting Grass Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202487302 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/10/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311862007	07/08/2008	9224	922160	Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District

Abstract: At 12:20 p.m. on June 10, 2008, Employee #1, a firefighter, was responding to a grass fire. To protect a dwelling, Employee #1 deployed a one inch red line around to the side of the building while fighting the fire. A sudden change of wind brought the smoke and fire to his position. Employee #1 became disoriented and fell a number of times trying to reach safety. He incurred third-degree burns to his arms and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, FIRE, SMOKE, FALL, ARM

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311862007			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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