Accident Report Detail
Accident: 802918 - Firefighter Killed When Crushed By Falling Wall Of Structure
Accident: 802918 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 04/21/1990 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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105496350 | 04/23/1990 | 9224 | St. Paul Fire District | ||||
Employee #1 was fighting a fire outside the town hall. The burning concrete wall, 15 ft high by 45 ft long, fell outward, striking and killing him. The employee was standing 5 ft from the wall when it fell. Cause of death was a ruptured aorta of the heart due to compression. | |||||||
Keywords:
firefighter, heart, wall, fire, crushed, struck by, falling object
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 105496350 | Fatality | Other | Firefighting occupations |