Incident date: 2023-08-08
NAICS industry code: 238910

An employee was tearing down drywall walls. As he tried to pick up a 1-foot-square piece of drywall, he stepped on another piece and his legs went out from under him. He suffered a torn hamstring.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Fall on same level due to slipping
code_source: title: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
code_nature: title: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
code_body: title: Thigh(s)
severity: moderate