Incident date: 2022-10-26
NAICS industry code: 236220

An employee was working on a hot strip mill when a co-worker approached from behind and pushed in the back of the employee's left knee, causing it to buckle. The employee fell to the ground and sustained torn ligaments in the left knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by physical contact during horseplay
code_source: title: Co-worker
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate