Inspection Detail

Inspection: 124536467 - Ladder 18 Nycfd

Inspection Information - Office: New York State Department Of Labor Public Employee Safety & Health Bureau

Investigation Summary

Employee #1, while performing fire rescue duties under heavy smoke conditions, was overcome by carbon monoxide. It is alleged that his SCBA ran out of oxygen. He and his supervising lieutenant, Employee #2, were trapped on a floor and could not open an illegally barred window. The carbon monoxide rendered Employee #1 unconscious. He died approximately seven days later of carbon monoxide poisoning. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SCBA, SMOKE, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE