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Inspection Detail
Inspection: 120025820 - San Francisco Fire Department
Inspection Information - Office: San Francisco District Office
Site Address:
San Francisco Fire Department
2245 Jerrold Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94124
Mailing Address:
260 Golden Gate Ave. Attn. Richard Condon, San Francisco, CA 94102
Union Status: Union
SIC:9224
NAICS: 0
Inspection Type: Accident
Scope: Partial
Advanced Notice: N
Ownership: LocalGovt
Safety/Health: Health
Close Conference: 11/12/1996
Emphasis:
Case Closed: 11/20/1998
| Type | Activity Nr | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accident | 362188864 |
| Violations/Penalties | Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | Citation ID | Citaton Type | Standard Cited | Issuance Date | Abatement Due Date | Current Penalty | Initial Penalty | FTA Penalty | Contest | Latest Event | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 3203 A07 | 11/27/1996 | 11/20/1998 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Investigation Summary
Employee #1 and two coworkers were on a hose line, fighting a blaze at an Amtrak trestle crossing. The pumper tank went dry before the hydrant supply was connected, causing the hose to lose water pressure. The incident commander left the hose line to see what was interrupting the water supply. When the water pressure suddenly returned, Employee 31 and the other coworker lost control of the hose as it whipped up and back. Employee #1 sustained a serious head injury. Several errors contributed to this accident: the driver/pump operator parked the pump truck in a position that blocked his view of the nozzle operation, so he was unable to use inlets on the pump panel side of the truck; the driver/pump operator did not use gate controls prior to receiving the external (hydrant) water supply; the incident commander failed to maintain a minimum of three firefighters equipped with hose straps on the hose line; and the hose crew failed to shut down the nozzle when water pressure was lost.
Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEAD, UNSECURED, WORK RULES, HOSE, HIGH PRESSURE, WATER HOSE, STRUCK BY, LOST CONTROL
| # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 120025820 | Hospitalized injury | Concussion | Firefighting occupations |