Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200231355 - Employees Burned in Forest Fire

Accident Summary Nr: 200231355 -- Report ID: 1032500 -- Event Date: 07/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
117886150	07/23/2003	9512	924120	U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Region 4

Abstract: Employees #1 and 2, crewmen firefighters, were working to clear a heliport uphill from a wild land fire in very steep terrain. The fire rapidly spread in the afternoon under very hot, windy, and dry conditions, and the firefighters were killed because they were unable to escape to a safety zone or adequate development area. Fire shelters were not deployed, but likely would not have protected the firefighters in the intense heat to which they exposed.

Keywords: BURN, FIREFIGHTER, FIRE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	117886150			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Firefighting occupations
2	117886150			Fatality	Burn(Chemical)	Firefighting occupations

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