OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14557235
LORDSBURG VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPT
LORDSBURG, NM—
Event description
Nine firefighters exposed to burning pesticide smoke
Investigation abstract
At 3:00 a.m. on June 15, 1984, the Lordsburg Volunteer Fire Department was notif ers should report to a doctor in Silver City because of the nature of the cargo. Employees #1 through #9 were examined and determined to have suffered no negati ve health effects. ied that a truck had overturned and caught fire 2 miles east of town on I-10. Th e fire was completely extinguished in about 30 minutes, but Employees #1 through #9, the fire crew, stayed on the scene for approximately 3 hours. The fire crew did not initially use SCBAs to fight the blaze because they were not exposed to the smoke; the wind was blowing north and the men stayed on the south side of t he truck. The men used SCBA when they walked around to the north side of the tru ck and after learning they were fighting a fire involving organo-phosphate pesti cides. The fire chief was told at approximately 6:30 a.m. that all his firefight
Victims (9)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 18 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0300
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- A168
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#3 Hospitalized Age 33 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Hazardous substance
- 0932
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#4 Hospitalized Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#5 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#6 Hospitalized Age 44 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#7 Hospitalized Age 27 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#8 Hospitalized Age 41 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
-
#9 Hospitalized Age 36 M
- Nature of injury
- 21
- Part of body
- 28
- Event type
- 8
- Source
- 9
- Occupation code
- 16
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 7
- Task assigned
- 1
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