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Inspection Information - Office: Ca San Bernardino | ||||
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| Nr: 125897579 | Report ID: 0950633 | Open Date: 09/29/1998 | ||
| Barstow Fire Protection District | ||||
| Cottonwood & Oakmont Barstow, CA 92311 | Union Status: Union | |||
| SIC: 9224/Fire Protection | ||||
| Mailing: 861 Barstow Road, Barstow, CA 92311 | ||||
| Inspection Type: | Accident | |||
| Scope: | Partial | Advanced Notice: | N | |
| Ownership: | LocalGovt | |||
| Safety/Health: | Safety | Close Conference: | 10/07/1998 | |
| Close Case: | 10/07/1998 | |||
| Related Activity: | Type | ID | Safety | Health |
| Accident | 362044034 | |||
Accident Investigation Summary | ||||||
| Summary Nr: 201151370 | Event: 06/19/1998 | Employee Sustains Leg Injuries From Fire Hose | ||||
| At 1:20 p.m. on June 19, 1998, Employee #1 initiated a forward hose lay at a hydrant. He was standing on the hose to keep it from moving. As the apparatus continued down the street, a coupler on the hose, within the apparatus, caught on the turntable, causing tension on the already dropped hose. The hose was stretched like a rubber band and it forced the butt end that was wrapped around the hydrant to fly around and strike Employee #1 in his legs. Employee #1 was hospitalized and orthopedic surgery was performed to treat an open grade II left tibia fracture. This incident was the result of Employee #1 failing to follow what is a universal procedure for hose laying. | ||||||
| Keywords: firefighter, hose, leg | ||||||
| Inspection | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |||
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| 1 | 125897579 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Firefighting occupations | ||