# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Homes Care Assistance
> OSHA SIR `20181213263` · 12/29/2018 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Stairs, steps-outdoors
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Homes Care Assistance
- **Location:** 912 Kipling Dr. NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30318
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking a client down steps when she slipped on the wet ground, suffering a 90 percent tear to her right quadriceps.

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