Incident date: 2015-03-12
NAICS industry code: 444130

An employee was removing a washer/dryer combo from an apartment and bringing it down the stairs. The unit slipped and landed on the employee's right ankle, requiring surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
code_source: title: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
code_body: title: Ankle(s)
severity: moderate