Incident date: 2023-01-05
NAICS industry code: 622110

An employee was outside a hospital to assist in looking for a patient. After she spoke with a security guard, she turned to walk away and inadvertently stepped off a curb, twisting and landing on her left ankle. The employee suffered a fractured and dislocated ankle.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Curbs
code_nature: title: Fractures and dislocations
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate