Oliver Stark Breaks Ankle During 9-1-1 Season 10 Stunt

Production of ABC's 9-1-1 Season 10 has seen multiple stunt-related injuries, including an ankle fracture suffered by Oliver Stark, who plays firefighter Evan Buckley. Stark was injured in late August while filming a scene involving a firefighter swinging from a car toward a ladder truck, requiring surgery on August 26 before he later returned to work. According to Deadline, Stark had performed his own stunts for ten years without a previous injury.

The accident occurred during filming of a sequence in which a firefighter swung from a vehicle over a set piece toward a ladder truck. The production faced another incident during rehearsals when a stunt double sprained an ankle while performing the same stunt. Deadline reported that the performer declined medical treatment, and no injury report was filed.

Following the rehearsal incident, the stunt's mechanics were modified. Stark nevertheless rolled his ankle over another performer during the filmed sequence, resulting in an injury that required surgery.

Stark subsequently returned to work. His injury was among several incidents involving stunt performers during the production of the upcoming season. Three other stunt performers were also injured during production, according to the report. One suffered a laceration from jagged metal on a set piece and required stitches.

Another stunt performer was hospitalized after an awkward landing on a platform designed to simulate a ground collapse. The landing resulted in a broken rib and a minor compressed lung. The incidents are not believed to be connected, according to the report. However, the number of injuries has brought the production's safety procedures under scrutiny.

ABC is scheduled to premiere 9-1-1 Season 10 on October 15.