Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Driver/Operator Suffers a Cardiac Arrest During a Wildland Fire Exercise in Georgia, November 16, 2000

摘要

On November 16, 2000, a 49-year-old male driver/operator died after suffering a cardiac arrest while performing fire fighting activities at a wildland fire exercise. On January 18, 2001, NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department to initiate the investigation. On March 21, 2001, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist and an Epidemiologist from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Georgia to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.