Incident date: 2022-03-31
NAICS industry code: 928110

A contractor was delivering an oversized item (AV equipment) weighing approximately 350 lbs. As the two delivery people were moving the item through the entrance of the building, they lost control of it and an employee moved forward to assist. The item fell on the employee's legs and knocked him to the ground. The employee sustained torn tendons (ACL) in both knees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
code_source: title: Audio and video equipment, unspecified
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate