Incident date: 2023-10-09
NAICS industry code: 454310

An employee was climbing down from the cab of a fuel truck when they missed a step and fell approximately 2 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a laceration to the back of the head and a ruptured knee tendon.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate