Incident date: 2025-01-11
NAICS industry code: 334516

An employee was boarding a barge. As he stepped onto the gangway, it shifted and the handrail he was using collapsed, causing him to fall and strike his right knee against the gangway. His patellar tendon was torn.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall, contact incident onboard water vehicle
code_source: title: Barge
code_nature: title: Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate