Incident date: 2023-11-16
NAICS industry code: 311111

An employee was standing on a piece of equipment while repairing another piece of equipment that was approximately 8 feet above the ground. The employee fell 3 feet to the ground and landed on his right leg, resulting in a dislocated right knee and a leg fracture that required hospitalization.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Machinery, unspecified
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate