Aluminum Regulator Fire Injures One Fire Fighter – Nevada

Details

• Personal Author:
  Washenitz, Frank C. II ; Merinar, Timothy R. ; McDowell, Thomas
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• Description:
  Injury in the Line of Duty…a Summary of a NIOSH Fire Fighter Injury Investigation
  
  On January 25, 1999, a male fire fighter, 25-years of age, was performing a weekly equipment inspection on the engine to which he was assigned. The inspection required the victim to check the oxygen pressure in the cylinder, which is stored in the airway supply bag. Removing the airway supply gas, the victim opened the post valve charging the regulator. The regulator generated a loud pop and emitted a large ball of fire. The victim received first- and second-degree burns to his head, arms, and hands. NIOSH was notified of this incident by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) and on February 23, 1999, a Safety and Occupational Health Specialist, an Engineer, and a Physical Scientist from NIOSH investigated this incident.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidents, Occupational Firefighters Fires Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Accidents Fire-fighters Fire-fighting Fire-hazards Firemen Injuries
• FACE - Firefighter:
  Cause of Death: Trauma ; Traumatic Cause: Miscellaneous
• Series:
  Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program (FFFIPP)
• Subseries:
  Injury in the Line of Duty Report
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.26616/NIOSHFFFACE99F07
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Field Study ; Report
• Place as Subject:
  Nevada ; OSHA Region 9
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSR - Division of Safety Research
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-12
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000390
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB2000-105733
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, FACE 99-F07, 2000 Jan ; :1-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• NAICS and SIC Codes:
  92 - Public Administration - (NAICS)
• Start Date:
  1999/01/25
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:19a7c694c341274247ee69daf55faac2c0f6f330d5d96b746af4588f1bdc77dfbd498b972d05221e62f2b107417809db480a80981e52d3362e2b2136432ec763
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/163960/cdc_163960_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 576.36 KB ]