Incident date: 2018-12-11
NAICS industry code: 484122

An employee was exiting a yard horse/terminal tractor when he slipped off the top step and his knee contacted the edge of the metal step. The impact severed the lower patella tendon and surgery was required.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
code_source: title: Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate