Incident date: 2019-02-11
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee was coming off a fracturing pump when he lost his footing and fell to the ground approximately 17 inches onto this left knee.  The fall resulted in a broken left leg just below the knee which will require surgery. The employee was wearing the personal protective equipment at the time.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Oil drilling rigs and machinery
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Lower leg(s)
severity: moderate