Incident date: 2018-08-22
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was responding to a request for assistance for a sick patient in a cardiac rehab outpatient unit. The employee was running to get towels when the employee's knee struck a bench. The employee then fell backwards incurring additional injuries. The result was a fracture of the left tibia plateau, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Benches, workbenches, saw horses
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate