Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316515055 - Ca Forestry & Fire Protection Dba Cal Fire

Inspection Information - Office: Sacramento District Office

Investigation Summary

At approximately 5:40 p.m. on May 12, 2012, Employee #1 was working as a volunteer firefighter for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE). He was responding to an emergency call involving a vehicle crash that had occurred on westbound I-80 near Dutch Flat, CA. Employee #1 was extracting a dog from the camper shell of a pickup truck at the scene of an automobile accident. Employee #1 secured the dog with a rope and lowered the truck's tailgate. The noise of lowering the tailgate possibly spooked the dog, and he bit Employee #1 on the middle finger of his right hand. The finger was amputated. Employee #1 was wearing full firefighting gear at the time of the accident, including gloves. Employee #1 transported himself to an emergency room, where the finger was reattached. He was treated there and released at midnight that same evening.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, AMPUTATED, TAILGATE, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, EMERGENCY RESPONSE, FINGER, TRUCK, ELDERLY, ANIMAL BITE, PICKUP TRUCK