Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Dattco Inc.
Start: 1/7/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016010162 · 1/7/2016 · Dattco Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Bus

Employer

Name: Dattco Inc.
Location: 44 River Street, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06601
NAICS: 485113
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee fell/tripped on the bottom step as he exited a bus, falling to the asphalt pavement and landing on his knees. He tore his left and right quadriceps and required surgery.

Source

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