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Inspection: 104817531 - Ladder Co 131 Nycfd
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Inspection Information - Office: Nys Pesh Nyc | ||||
| Nr: 104817531 | Report ID: 0253650 | Open Date: 02/06/1989 | ||
| Ladder Co 131 Nycfd | ||||
| 252 Lorraine Street Brooklyn, NY 11231 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 9224/Fire Protection | ||||
| Mailing: Att: La Mancusi 250 Livingston Street Rm 807, Brooklyn, NY 11201 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | Y | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 07/05/1989 | |
| Close Case: | 11/14/1990 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 360177117 | |||
| Serious | Willful | Repeat | Other | Unclass | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Current Violations | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Initial Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Current Penalty | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| FTA Amount | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| # | ID | Type | Standard | Issuance | Abate | Curr$ | Init$ | Fta$ | Contest | LastEvent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 01001 | Serious | 19100134 E03 I | 07/06/1989 | 11/10/1989 | $0 | $0 | $0 | - |
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
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| Summary Nr: 1008978 | Event: 02/03/1989 | Employee Dies Of Smoke Inhalation In Fire | ||||
| At approximately 3:53 a.m. on February 3, 1989, Employee #1, a fire fighter acting as the outside ventman for the second ladder company to arrive, entered the floor above the fire floor alone. Employee #1 was wearing a Scott 4.5 air pack, full-face, positive pressure respirator with a 20 minute polar wrapped cylinder, a Handie Talkie radio, and a PASS alarm, which was off. At approximately 4:00 a.m., Employee #1 was overcome by flames. At approximately 4:12 a.m., Employee #1 was discovered unconscious with severe burns. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead at approximately 5:15 a.m. He died of smoke inhalation with carbon monoxide poisoning due to respirator failure. | ||||||
| Keywords: burn, firefighter, unconsciousness, work rules, fire, equipment failure, poisoning, carbon monoxide, smoke inhalation, respirator | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
| 1 | 104817531 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Firefighting occupations | ||