Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1009844 - Fire fighter dies of carbon monoxide poisoning

Accident Summary Nr: 1009844 -- Report ID: 0253650 -- Event Date: 12/27/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124536467	01/04/1995	9224	0	Ladder 18 Nycfd

Abstract: Employee #1, while performing fire rescue duties under heavy smoke conditions, was overcome by carbon monoxide. It is alleged that his SCBA ran out of oxygen. He and his supervising lieutenant, Employee #2, were trapped on a floor and could not open an illegally barred window. The carbon monoxide rendered Employee #1 unconscious. He died approximately seven days later of carbon monoxide poisoning. Employee #2 was hospitalized.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, OXYGEN DEFICIENCY, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, WORK RULES, INHALATION, SCBA, SMOKE, POISONING, OVEREXPOSURE, CARBON MONOXIDE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124536467			Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations
2	124536467			Hospitalized injury	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations

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