Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at St Charles Pontiac
Start: 9/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099415 · 9/30/2017 · St Charles Pontiac

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Car or vehicle washing machinery

Employer

Name: St Charles Pontiac
Location: 2535 E Main, SAINT CHARLES, ILLINOIS, 60174
NAICS: 441110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was hand drying cars after they came out of a car wash. The employee was walking backward close to the vehicle before it left the conveyor when his foot was caught between the moving conveyor chain and the side rail. His Achilles tendon tore and later became infected, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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