Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Fighter/Driver was Killed and Another Volunteer Fire Fighter was Injured while Responding to a Motor Vehicle Incident with Injuries in California

摘要

On February 11, 2000, a 25-year-old male volunteer fire fighter/driver (victim) died and a 35-year-old female volunteer fire fighter was injured when the engine in which they were responding to a motor-vehicle incident crashed into a tree. The injured fire fighter was hospitalized for 5 days. The victim died after complications from surgery. On February 22, 2000, the U.S. Fire Administration notified the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of this incident. On March 31-April 2, 2000, two Safety and Occupational Health Specialists from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigated the incident.