Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co.
Start: 2/4/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021145 · 2/4/2020 · Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co.

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, unspecified
Source: Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co.
Location: 700 N. Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60611
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground while coming down the ladder, detaching the muscle in both knees.

Source

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