SAFETY KLEEN
Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments — BUFFALO, NEW YORK
| Employer | SAFETY KLEEN | Report ID | 20171111196 |
| Address | 60 Katherine Street | City, State ZIP | BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14210 |
| Event Date | November 22, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode | Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325199 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.85000, -78.86000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was stepping down from the cab of a vacuum truck and tore a tendon in the right knee.
Incident Summary
On November 22, 2017, a worker at SAFETY KLEEN in BUFFALO, NEW YORK suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the knee(s). The incident was classified as boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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