# Dislocation of joints at Home Depot
> OSHA SIR `2023098857` · 9/26/2023 · NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Dislocation of joints
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Movable ladders, n.e.c.
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Home Depot
- **Location:** 545 French Road, NEW HARTFORD, NEW YORK, 13413
- **NAICS:** 444110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a rolling ladder pulling a wall cabinet from a shelf when they lost their footing and fell backward to the ground. The employee sustained dislocations of both knees.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*