Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Captain Killed in Fire Apparatus Crash While Responding to a Training Exercise - Oregon

摘要

On March 19, 2003, a 53-year-old male volunteer Captain (the victim) was killed while enroute to a hazardous materials (Hazmat) training exercise. The victim was riding in Engine 91(E91) on the front passenger side when it left the roadway and careened into a ditch. After traveling over a hundred feet in the ditch, the Engine struck a tree on the front passenger side of the vehicle. The victim was pinned in his seat by the wreckage, and although extrication was attempted shortly thereafter, the victim died of his injuries while inside the apparatus. NIOSH investigators gave recommendations to minimize the risk of similar occurrences.