Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Georgia-Pacific, LLC
Start: 12/30/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191213274 · 12/30/2019 · Georgia-Pacific, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Source: Stairs, steps, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Georgia-Pacific, LLC
Location: #1 GP Lane, GURDON, ARKANSAS, 71743
NAICS: 321212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking down stairs when he reached the bottom step and his legs buckled. He leaned against the handrail and rolled to the landing approximately 12 inches below, tearing a ligament in his right knee. He was hospitalized.

Source

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