![]() ![]() A site visit of the incident scene was made and photographs were taken. The victim’s protective clothing, SCBA, and manually activated PASS device were examined and photographs of the PASS device obtained. The NIOSH investigators reviewed the department’s standard operating guidelines (SOGs), the Fire Marshal’s report, the victim’s training records, photographs of the incident scene, written witness statements, dispatch transcriptions and the coroner’s report. Interviews were conducted with officers and fire fighters who were at the incident scene. A meeting was conducted with the Chief and Deputy Chief of the involved fire department, two representatives from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, and the manufacturing plant’s general manager. On December 13 – 16, 2005, a General Engineer and the Senior Investigator from the NIOSH Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program investigated this incident. Fire Administration (USFA) and the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) notified the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) of this incident. On November 7, 2005, a 32-year-old male career fire fighter/engineer (the victim) was fatally injured during a silo fire at a livestock feed supplement manufacturing plant. ensure that all hazards within the plant that might negatively impact the health and safety of fire fighters responding to their facility are marked, minimized, or eliminated.ensure that all fire fighters are equipped with radios capable of communicating with the Incident Commander (IC)Īdditionally, owners/managers of manufacturing plants should.review, revise where appropriate, implement, and enforce written standard operating guidelines (SOGs) as a vital component of the Department’s operations.revise and enforce policies and guidelines regarding activation of Personal Alert Safety Systems (PASS) devices.conduct pre-incident planning and inspections of potentially hazardous structures in their jurisdiction.NIOSH investigators concluded that to minimize the risk of similar occurrences, fire departments should: The victim was later pronounced dead on the scene. The plant employee used the victim’s radio to call “fire fighter down.” Several minutes later, a Captain climbed the fixed ladder to the fourth floor and tried chest compressions with no success. The victim was not breathing and was unresponsive. ![]() After investigating potential problems with the manlift, a plant employee climbed a fixed ladder and found the victim wedged between the manlift and the edge of the floor opening on the fourth level. About one minute later, as the victim was being elevated, the manlift came to an abrupt stop. The victim, who was dressed in full turnout gear and wearing his self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA), received operating instructions from a plant employee on the use of a manlift to access the top of the silo. As the fire was being contained in one silo, the victim and the department’s training officer were directed to search for fire extension in an adjacent silo. Death in the Line of Duty…A summary of a NIOSH fire fighter fatality investigation ![]()
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