Incident date: 2024-03-21
NAICS industry code: 621340

On March 21, 2024, an employee was descending the indoor, carpeted stairs of a patient's residence when their heel slipped on the second-to-last step and they fell down the steps onto their left side. This resulted in injuries to their right knee, left shoulder, and bruising on their left big toe.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level  less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps
code_nature: title: Traumatic injuries or exposures  unspecified
code_body: title: Upper and lower extremities  n.e.c.
severity: moderate