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MSHA Final report issued for fatality on 6/14/2024

  • Writer: Access Compliance
    Access Compliance
  • Dec 19, 2024
  • 1 min read

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"On June 14, 2024, at 2:08 p.m., Andrew Pontious, a 52 year-old firefighter, with 19 years of firefighting experience, died while fighting a fire on a front-end loader. The front-end loader’s left rear tire exploded, and the force struck the firefighter. The accident occurred because Pontious was approximately four feet from the tire when a combustion explosion occurred. The fire on the front-end loader heated the tire and caused a buildup of flammable gases inside the tire, which were ignited..."


 
 
 

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