Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202487534 - Employee Falls Into Ash and Is Burned

Accident Summary Nr: 202487534 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/14/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311863682	07/28/2008	9224	922160	Flagstaff City Fire Dept

Abstract: At approximately 5:20 p.m. on July 14, 2008, Employee #1 was in the process of a mop-up at a fire complex which provides strike team assistance to a large fire complex. Employee #1 was inside the black and was returning to the dozer line with a 1-in. lateral hose line. He was wearing full personal protection equipment and fell into a hidden void space with hot ash and coals covered by dirt and debris as a result of the clean-up operation. He was able to pull himself out of the hole and was hospitalized with burns.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, ASH, CLEANING, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311863682			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Firefighting occupations

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