Incident date: 2022-03-16
NAICS industry code: 621910

A paramedic was crossing a ditch to reach an injured person. His right knee was hyperextended and he suffered a partial tear of the right quadriceps tendon. He was hospitalized.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other exertions or bodily reactions, unspecified
code_source: title: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Knee(s)
severity: moderate