CT Firefighter Sues Apparatus Driver and Fire Department For Injuries

A Connecticut firefighter whose foot was run over and crushed by an engine at the scene of a house fire last year, is suing his fire department and the driver for his injuries.

Christopher Ziemba, a member of the Durham Volunteer Fire Department, was injured on April 23, 2014 at the scene of a house fire in Durham, Connecticut.

Ziemba arrived at the fire scene on the engine that ended up running his foot over. According to the complaint after he exited the vehicle, the driver, Terence Finley, “suddenly and without warning, attempted to move said fire engine truck from its stopped position causing it to strike and drive over the plaintiffs body with great force and causing the plaintiff to be pinned between said fire engine truck and said roadway.”

Ziemba’s injuries, some of which are understandably permanent, include:

• Right talonavicular fracture dislocation;
• Right calcaneus fracture;
• Right fibula fracture;
• Righty malleolus fracture; and
• Right lower extremity pain and stiffness.

The suit was filed in Middlesex County Superior Court naming Finley and the Durham Volunteer Fire Company as defendants.

Here is a copy of the complaint: Zeimba v Finley