Inspection Detail

Inspection: 316992627 - Central Fire Protection District Of Santa Cruz

Inspection Information - Office: Fremont District Office

Inspection Nr: 316992627

Report ID: 0950612

Date Opened: 04/09/2013

Site Address:
Central Fire Protection District Of Santa Cruz
4747 Soquel Dr.
Soquel, CA 95073

Mailing Address:
930 17th Ave., Santa Cruz, CA 95062

Union Status: Union

SIC:9224

NAICS: 922160/Fire Protection

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: LocalGovt

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 08/16/2013

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/07/2013

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	102845450

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations				2		2
Current Violations				2		2
Initial Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
Current Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$160	$0	$160
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	Other	5142 B01	08/16/2013	08/21/2013	$160	$160	$0		-
2.	01002	Other	5155 E	08/16/2013	08/21/2013	$0	$0	$0		-

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 202654356

Event: 03/15/2013

Employee Suffers Lung Spasms from Smoke Exsposure

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on March 15, 2013, Employee #1, a Fire Captain with Central Fire Protection District of Santa Cruz, had an episode of a Bronchial Spasm, which caused him to return home from work and later required him to be hospitalized. Apparently, Employee #1 was exposed to excessive smoke when responding to a residential structural fire on March 5, 2013, where his exposure was due to strong winds. Employee #1 checked himself in at the Hospital on March 16, 2013, and again into a second Hospital on March 17, 2113, after he woke up having difficulty breathing. Employee #1 was treated by a pulmonologist and released on March 22, 2013. His doctor believed his condition was due to an accumulation of exposure to smoke for the past 20 years, while Employee #1 had worked as a fire fighter.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, HIGH WIND, LUNG, TOXIC ATMOSPHERE, SMOKE

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316992627			Hospitalized injury	Other	Firefighting occupations

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