# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at NBC Universal
> OSHA SIR `20161010216` · 10/3/2016 · LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** NBC Universal
- **Location:** Dutch Kills Playground, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK, 11101
- **NAICS:** 512191
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee ruptured his right patellar tendon while he was playing basketball for a scene.

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