Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Health New England, Inc
Start: 12/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212708 · 12/11/2019 · Health New England, 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: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Stairs, steps-indoors
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Health New England, Inc
Location: 1414 Main Street, SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01144
NAICS: 524114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking down a flight of stairs carrying packages from the mailroom when the employee missed the last step and fell to the hard stairwell surface. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured quadriceps tendon.

Source

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