Incident date: 2017-05-11
NAICS industry code: 812210

An employee was escorting a patron in the elevator. The elevator was called back to the first floor, but the doors malfunctioned and remained open at the second floor. The employee stepped into the open elevator shaft and fell approximately 10 feet, suffering a fractured kneecap.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
code_source: title: Elevator shafts
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate