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Accident: 14456768 - Employee Breaks Ankle In Fall From Scaffold

**Accident: 14456768 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 07/09/1984**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
15189053	07/10/1984	1741	Harv & Higam Masonry Inc

Employee #1 was helping to remove the crossbraces at the 14 ft level of a Morgan masonry scaffold so the scaffold platform could be raised. As he was removing a crossbrace section, the scaffold leaned sideways. Employee #1 jumped clear of the falling scaffold and broke his ankle when he struck the ground.

Keywords: fracture, dismantling, work rules, construction, brace, fall, ankle, scaffold

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	15189053			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Construction laborers

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