Incident date: 2024-11-09
NAICS industry code: 532120

An employee drove a box truck to a customer's home to recover empty portable storage containers. The employee was tightening straps to secure the containers on the truck when she slipped on some leaves and slid down an embankment. The employee sustained a dislocated ankle and a fractured left tibia that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slip or trip
code_source: title: Slopes, embankments
code_nature: title: Fractures and soft tissue injuries
code_body: title: Ankle(s) and leg(s)  n.e.c.
severity: moderate