Inspection Detail

Inspection: 306210048 - Nycfd Ladder Co 170

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

Inspection Nr: 306210048

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 12/21/1998

Site Address:
Nycfd Ladder Co 170
17 Vandalia Ave
Bklyn, NY 11239

Mailing Address:
Municipal Bldg, 16 Fl-South, New York, NY 10007

Union Status: Union

SIC:9224

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 03/08/1999

Emphasis: L:Hh

Case Closed: 03/08/1999

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102186194

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202169207

Event: 12/18/1998

Three firefighters died of asphyxia while fighting fire

On December 18, 1998, three employees from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) died of asphyxia while fighting an interior structural fire in a high rise. (Only one of the employeeswas listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, ASPHYXIATED, FIRE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306210048			Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations

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