Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 79785.015 - Fire fighter/EMT is killed in collision of ambulance and bac

Accident Summary Nr: 79785.015 -- Report ID: 0253660 -- Event Date: 09/23/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1094095.015	09/23/2015		922160	Bergen Fire Dept

Abstract: At approximately 7:15 a.m. on September 23, 2015, an employee was working as a fire fighter and EMT for a town's fire department. He was in the passenger seat of an ambulance operated by the fire department. The ambulance was responding to a call and it struck a backhoe owned by another town near an intersection of two roads. Both vehicles were traveling in the eastbound lane on the same road. The ambulance struck the backhoe's boom, bucket arm, and bucket. The employee sustained severe trauma to multiple body parts and he was killed.

Keywords: Backhoe, Backhoe Boom, Backhoe Bucket, Construction, Construction vehicle, Crushed, Crushing, Emergency Response, Fire Fighter, Struck By, Traffic Accident

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1094095.015	50	M	Fatality		Emt & Paramedics

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