Incident date: 2019-11-11
NAICS industry code: 922140

A correctional officer was attempting to secure an inmate who had a suspicious item. He was holding onto the inmate with his feet planted on the ground as the inmate tried to break away from him. This caused the officer to fall to the ground. He was hospitalized with dislocated kneecaps.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
code_source: title: Inmate or detainee in custody
code_nature: title: Dislocation of joints
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate