Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171550 - Employee Killed While Lifting Weights

Accident Summary Nr: 201171550 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 01/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125744672	01/08/2002	9224	922160	South Placer Fire District

Abstract: Employee #1, a reserve resident fire fighter, was doing declined bench presses alone and was found with a 185-pound barbell resting on his neck. A coworker, his spotter, left to watch TV and returned to check on him before going to bed and found him with the barbell on his neck and his neck and face were purple. The recently purchased weight lifting equipment did have a safety bar feature to hold weights but it was not used. There was no formal, written, coordinated, or developed fitness plan in use for the fire fighters.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, ASPHYXIATED, NECK

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125744672			Fatality	Asphyxia	Firefighting occupations

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