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CRESTWOOD, KY, KY —

OSHA Injury Report: Ballardsville Fire Department

Other illness · Death

At a glance

On , an other illness at Ballardsville Fire Department in 4604 S. Hwy 53, CRESTWOOD, KY, KY 40014 resulted in death. Employee was firefighter in firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ballardsville Fire Department
Parent company
Ballardsville Fire Department
Street
4604 S. Hwy 53
City
CRESTWOOD, KY
State
KY
ZIP
40014
On-site location
2901 N. Buckeye Ln.

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Death (code 1)
Type
Other illness (code 6)
Date of death

Before the incident

The employee was performing wildland firefighting activities and creating a fire line break with hand tools. He then was resting when the event occurred.

What happened

While resting the employee collapsed and was in cardiac arrest.

Injury or illness

Cardiac Arrest

Object or substance involved

N A

Summary line

Cardiac Arrest

Employee and industry

Job description
Firefighter
SOC code
33-2011 — Firefighters
NAICS code
922160 — Firefighting (except forest), government and volunteer (except private)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
1
Total hours worked
26000
EIN
611066376
Establishment ID
1243826
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
13:00:00.000
Time of incident
14:45:00.000
Submitted
29MAY24:14:13:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.