Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1225234 - Bolivar County Fire Department

Inspection Information - Office: Jackson Area Office

Investigation Summary

A VOLUNTEER FIREMAN, USING NORMAL FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT, WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT OUT A TRUCK FIRE THAT HAD STARTED WHEN THE TRUCK'S BOOM MADE CONTACT WITH AN OVERHEAD POWER LINE. HE WAS STANDING ON THE FRONT BUMPER ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. THE EMPLOYEE HAD ASSUMED THAT POWER WAS SHUT OFF TO THE FEEDER LINE WHERE CONTACT HAD BEEN MADE. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RAISE THE HOOD TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE, CONTACT BETWEEN THE BOOM AND POWER LINE WAS REESTABLISHED BECAUSE OF THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE. THE EMPLOYEE WAS ELECTROCUTED. A SECOND EMPLOYEE RECEIVED MINOR BURNS.

Keywords: FIREFIGHTER, BOOM TRUCK, OVERHEAD POWER LINE, ELECTRICAL, E GI IA, BURN, BOOM, ELECTROCUTED, FIRE