Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Fire Fighter Dies in Sleep During His Work Shift in Michigan

摘要

On January 18, 2001, a 52-year-old male Lieutenant had sudden death sometime after retiring to bed for the night. Due to physical signs (cool skin) that were apparent when he was found, fire fighters determined he had been dead for over 1 hour and resuscitation measures were not initiated. NIOSH was notified of this fatality on February 8, 2001, by the United States Fire Administration. On April 30, 2001, NIOSH contacted the affected Fire Department to initiate the investigation. On May 22, 2001, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist and a Visiting Scientist from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation Team traveled to Michigan to conduct an on-site investigation of the incident.