Incident date: 2015-12-07
NAICS industry code: 221112

An employee was standing on the ground, pulling overhead cable using fish tape. The fish tape broke or detached from the cable, causing the employee to fall to his knees. He tore quadriceps tendons in both knees.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
code_source: title: Floor, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate