Incident date: 2017-04-22
NAICS industry code: 424910

On April 22, 2017, an employee had one foot on a fold down platform located on a platform riser and another foot on the running gear step (holding nurse tanks). As the employee tried to connect the hose, the employee stepped back and missed the counter weight. The left leg slipped into the opening of the running gear (step) and was caught causing a contusion to the right leg and knee.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
code_source: title: Trailers
code_nature: title: Bruises, contusions
code_body: title: Knee(s) and leg(s)
severity: moderate