On June 21, 2005, a 52-year-old male volunteer Chief died from injuries sustained during a tanker rollover. The Chief was driving a military surplus truck that had been converted into a tanker. He was traveling to a nearby town to obtain a State inspection. While driving on the gravel road at approximately 40 miles per hour, the left front tire ruptured causing him to lose control, leave the road, and roll over several times. The Chief was ejected and died on the scene from his injuries.
Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (FACE) Report: Volunteer Fire Chief Dies from Injuries Sustained During a Tanker Rollover in Utah
2006
16 pages
Report
No indication
English
Public Health & Industrial Medicine , Fire Services, Law Enforcement, & Criminal Justice , Police, Fire, & Emergency Services , Environmental Health & Safety , Fire fighters , Occupational safety and health , Fatality , Utah , Tanker roller , Military surplus truck , Stat insdpection , Tire rupture , Rollover , Recommendations , National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) , Fire Fighter Fatality Investigation and Prevention Program