Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202033676 - Volunteer Firefighter Dies Of Prescription Drug Overdose
Accident: 202033676 -- Report ID: 0253610 -- Event Date: 02/06/2005 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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305445025 | 02/07/2005 | 9224 | New Paltz Fire Department Inc | ||||
At 11:54 a.m. on February 6, 2005, Employee #1, a volunteer firefighter, was found unconscious at an open door of the New Paltz Fire Department's fire station #2. He was the first and only person to arrive at the station in response to a false alarm which was received at 11:09 a.m. and cancelled at 11:18 a.m. that same morning. He was transported to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead by the Dutchess County Medical Examiner. The cause of death was found to be abuse of prescription drugs. | |||||||
Keywords:
firefighter, unconsciousness, drug overdose
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 305445025 | Fatality | Other | Occupation not reported |