Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Main Line Health
Start: 12/27/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213237 · 12/27/2019 · Main Line Health

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Stairs, steps, unspecified

Employer

Name: Main Line Health
Location: 255 W. Lancaster Ave., PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA, 19301
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending a stairway when her foot and knee twisted, causing her to fall forward. Two other employees prevented her from falling to the ground, but she suffered a torn right meniscus and a torn ligament in the left ankle.

Source

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