Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.
Start: 9/9/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099392 · 9/9/2019 · JSW Steel USA Ohio, 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: Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name: JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.
Location: 1500 Commercial Avenue, MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO, 43938
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing down a ladder. He was on the second rung when he felt his quadricep pull. He requiring hospitalization and surgery for a detached right quadricep muscle.

Source

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