Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127708.015 - Employee tears knee cap tendons in slip and fall on stairs

Accident Summary Nr: 127708.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 06/09/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1478778.015	06/12/2020		611310	Norfolk State University

Abstract: At 3:30 p.m. on June 9, 2020, an employee working as a groundskeeper for a university was descending an outdoor stairwell in order to access the mechanical room at a gym. The employee slipped and fell going down the stairs. The employee was hospitalized to treat torn patellar tendons in both knees requiring surgery.

Keywords: Descending, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Groundskeeper, Knee, Leg, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Slip, Slippery Surface, Sprain, Stair, Step, Tendon, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1478778.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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