Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1531070.015 - City Of New Haven

Inspection Information - Office: Connecticut Department Of Labor, Division Of Occupational Safety & Health

Inspection Nr: 1531070.015

Report ID: 0150900

Date Opened: 05/12/2021

Site Address:
City Of New Haven
City Of New Haven Fire Department 952 Grand Avenue
New Haven, CT 06510

Mailing Address:
952 Grand Avenue, New Haven, CT 06511

Union Status: Union

SIC:

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Fat/Cat

Scope: Complete

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 11/08/2021

Emphasis: S:Municipal

Case Closed: 11/19/2021

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	1768283

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 139968.015

Event: 05/12/2021

Employee is killed when SCBA runs out of air during fire

At 12:45 a.m. on May 12, 2021, an employee was searching the 2nd floor of a residential structure during a fire when he ran out of breathing air. The employee was killed due to asphyxia.

Keywords: Asphyxiated, Emergency Response, Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Inhalation, Lack of oxygen, Lung, Malfunction, Oxygen Deficiency, Respirator, Respiratory, Respiratory Tract, Scba, Smoke, Smoke Inhalation

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531070.015	31	M	Fatality		Firefighting occupations

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