Incident date: 2016-11-25
NAICS industry code: 621610

An employee was leaving a patient's home. As she stepped onto the outside step, it broke and she fell 4 feet onto a cement slab, suffering internal injuries. She was hospitalized and required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Stairs, steps-outdoors
code_nature: title: Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate