Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1226718.015 - City Of Modesto

Inspection Information - Office: Modesto District Office

Investigation Summary

At 9:00 a.m. on April 10, 2017, Employee #1, a fire fighter, was responding to a vehicle fire on the shoulder of Highway 99. The fire department response was from a Highway frontage road and parking lot. Employee #1 was assisting with a hose lay from the fire engine to the vehicle on fire. The employee was coming up from a gully and stepping back into the parking lot, at a hurried pace. The final step into the parking lot was a step up of approximately one foot. As the employee stepped up into the parking lot, he heard a pop in the area of his right ankle. Employee #1 ruptured his right Achilles tendon and was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Fire, Fire Brigade/Department, Fire Fighter, Motor Vehicle, Rupture, Tendon, Unstable Position