OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14547731
KODIAK CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT
KODIAK, AK·
Event description
Employee's ankles fractured in jump from scaffold
Investigation abstract
At approximately 9:25 a.m. on October 31, 1988, Employee #1, an assistant fire c hief, 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 wou ld overturn. He landed on a concrete floor and fractured both ankles. The scaffo ld 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 ty ing off to the building are required if the platform height exceeds 8 ft 6 in. A t the time of the accident, the platform height was 9 ft 10 in., and neither pre caution had been taken.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M
- Nature of injury
- 12
- Part of body
- 11
- Event type
- 5
- Source
- 25
- Occupation code
- 413
- Human factor
- 9
- Environmental factor
- 13
- Task assigned
- 2
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