Inspection Detail

Inspection: 311351381 - Nycfd Engine 249

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

Inspection Nr: 311351381

Report ID: 0253650

Date Opened: 01/04/2008

Site Address:
Nycfd Engine 249
1700 Bedford Avenue
New York, NY 11225

Mailing Address:
Municipal Building 16 Floor 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: 05/09/2008

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 01/14/2010

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102306156

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations			1	1		2
Current Violations			1	1		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Repeat	19100134 G04 I	06/03/2009	07/07/2009	$0	$0	$0		-
2.	02001	Other	8010004 A	06/03/2009	10/15/2009	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202271813

Event: 01/03/2008

Firefighter Is Killed During Multiple Dwelling Fire

Sometime after 7:00 p.m. on January 3, 2008, Employee #1 fought a two-alarm fire at the Ebbets Field Houses in Crown Heights, an occupied multiple dwelling unit in Brooklyn, NY, when he became separated from his unit; the smoke and heat were so bad that fellow firefighters could not access Employee #1. Firefighters working on a different floor heard desperate maydays coming from Employee #1, who was losing oxygen. By the time he was found, he had run out of air and was already in cardiac arrest. Employee #1 was killed and four other firefighters and four residents of the building were injured in the fire. It took over one-hundred firefighters to contain the fire.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HEAT, ASPHYXIATED, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FIRE, CARDIAC ARREST, SMOKE INHALATION

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311351381			Fatality	Asphyxia	Occupation not reported

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