Inspection Detail

Inspection: 105477160 - Parker District Fire Department

Inspection Information - Office: Sc Department Of Labor, Licensing, And Regulation

Inspection Nr: 105477160

Report ID: 0454510

Date Opened: 04/14/1988

Site Address:
Parker District Fire Department
107 Cedar Lane Road
Greenville, SC 29601

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:9224

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 05/09/1988

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 05/25/1988

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360279988

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 674945

Event: 04/12/1988

Fire fighter dies when overcome by smoke

Employee #1, a fire fighter, entered an office of a J. P. Stevens-Monagham mill with two coworkers to search for the source of a fire. Employee #1 notified the coworkers that he had only five minutes of air left. Employee #1 and the other fire fighters followed the fire hose out, but the area they were in was pitch black and smoky. When the others got out, they realized Employee #1 was not with them. Shortly thereafter, Employee #1 radioed that he was lost and out of air and unable to get out. A search found Employee #1 in the back office, face down with his face mask pulled up on his head. He died of asphyxiation due to smoke inhalation. His carboxyhemoglobin level was extremely high.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, ASPHYXIATED, INHALATION, SCBA, SMOKE, CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN, SMOKE INHALATION, POOR VISIBILITY

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	105477160			Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations

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