Citation

No Author(s) Listed. Accid. Reconstr. J. 2017; 27(3): 23-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Accident Reconstruction Journal)

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Abstract

This National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) report describes an accident involving a volunteer fire fighter who died when the tanker he was driving to a grass fire crashed in a semi-rural part of Indiana. The report offers a detailed description of the victim's fire department, training and experience; the equipment and personnel involved; the crash investigation; and contributing factors to the crash. The report offers seven recommendations to prevent similar accidents and outcomes, based on the findings of the investigation.

Language: en

Keywords

Fatalities; Firefighters; Crash causes; Crash analysis; Crash investigation; Traffic crash victims; Tankers