Near Miss: Extrication Tool Mishap
It's time for our next near miss post from the Near-Miss Reporting System.
This is a great description of an event that could have seriously injured the firefigher. Here is an excerpt:
Fortunately that day I was wearing full protective gear, including a helmet with full face sheild. The tool struck my face shield and the brim of my helmet. The mounting brackets for the face shield were knocked backwards and the helmet outer shell cracked due to the force. Had I not been wearing my helmet and face shield I would have surely received a serious head injury. I also feel that had I been wearing just extrication goggles and my lighter extrication helmet, instead of my fire helmet, that I could have received facial injuries as well as possible head trauma.
Print this story and the next time a firefighter fails to wear their PPE, let them read it.
Posted October 13, 2005 11:13 AM · Link
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