On Saturday 10-09-10 at about 1400 hrs the crew at one of our stations was back the engine back into the bay which is narrow for the equipment stored there at the station. Following department SOPs one of the firefighters was behind the engine on the drivers side as a backer guiding the driver into the bay, when the firefighter noticed the station was about to be hit he stepped out between the corner of the station and the fire apparatus and in turn got his head pinned between the fire truck and the station. The driver not able to see his backer due to the glare of the sun luckily had his window rolled down and heard the firefighter scream for him to stop. The firefighter did not suffer serious injuries but only minor cuts, swelling and a really bad headache. This could have turned out alot worse.
LESSONS LEARNED: Most important lesson learned is not to put yourself between moving equipment and anything else. Also we are now looking into extending our painted lines in the bay and taking them out onto the pad to assist the driver with lining up the truck. Maybe something specific to that station for us is to have the backer on the officer side of the truck where he has a way to escape if needed.
