Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Alliant Energy Corporation
Start: 12/7/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129249 · 12/7/2015 · Alliant Energy Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s)
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Alliant Energy Corporation
Location: W8375 MURRAY RD., PARDEEVILLE, WISCONSIN, 53954
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the ground, pulling overhead cable using fish tape. The fish tape broke or detached from the cable, causing the employee to fall to his knees. He tore quadriceps tendons in both knees.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown