Incident date: 2023-07-27
NAICS industry code: 424490

On July 27, 2023, an employee was making a delivery when he tried to prevent a box from falling off the dolly. The employee heard a snap in his right knee. He fell to the ground, striking his head on the pavement. On July 28, 2023, while at home, the employee's right leg gave out and caused the employee to fall, tearing the quadriceps in both legs. The employee was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate