Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Public Service Electric & Gas
Start: 9/23/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099921 · 9/23/2019 · Public Service Electric & Gas

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, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary source: Floor irregularity

Employer

Name: Public Service Electric & Gas
Location: 176 Bellevue Ave, MONTCLAIR, NEW JERSEY, 07042
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was coming upstairs from a basement when his foot was caught in a hole in a step. He fell backward and tore his quadriceps. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

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