Incident date: 2016-02-18
NAICS industry code: 444130

An employee was removing a door from an upper shelf and carrying it down using a step ladder when he missed the last two steps and fell on his left leg/knee, possibly fracturing his kneecap and tearing ligaments. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Leg(s), unspecified
severity: moderate