Incident date: 2017-04-13
NAICS industry code: 443111

On April 13, 2017, at 2:30 p.m. an employee missed the last rung of the A-frame ladder that he was descending and fell on his right kneecap, shattering it. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to stabilize his knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Step ladders
code_nature: title: Fractures
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate