Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14547731 - Employee's ankles fractured in jump from scaffold

Accident Summary Nr: 14547731 -- Report ID: 1050210 -- Event Date: 10/31/1988
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
103664108	10/31/1988	9224	0	Kodiak City Fire Department

Abstract: At approximately 9:25 a.m. on October 31, 1988, Employee #1, an assistant fire chief, was climbing the end bracing of a 13 ft 10 in. high scaffold. The scaffold started to sway and shake, and Employee #1 jumped off because he thought it would overturn. He landed on a concrete floor and fractured both ankles. The scaffold overturned after he jumped, but it is possible that this was a result of his jumping. Safety instructions on the scaffold indicated that outriggers and/or tying off to the building are required if the platform height exceeds 8 ft 6 in. At the time of the accident, the platform height was 9 ft 10 in., and neither precaution had been taken.

Keywords: FRACTURE, OUTRIGGER, WORK RULES, FALL, TIE-OFF, ANKLE, OVERTURN, SCAFFOLD, UNSTABLE POSITION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	103664108			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Supervisors, firefighting & fire prevention occupa

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