# Bruises, contusions at CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2017043633` · 4/22/2017 · AMBOY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s) and leg(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Bruises, contusions
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Trailers
## Employer
- **Name:** CROP PRODUCTION SERVICES, INC.
- **Location:** 1847 Richardson, AMBOY, ILLINOIS, 61310
- **NAICS:** 424910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

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.

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