Incident date: 2025-01-24
NAICS industry code: 238210

An employee was removing a cabinet panel. They stepped backward into an open hand hole where the fiber is fed into the cabinet. The height difference caused the employee to lose his balance and his right leg twisted with his body weight. The employee sustained fractures to his tibia and fibula.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels
code_source: title: Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate