Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Titanium Metals Corporation
Start: 8/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087620 · 8/12/2020 · Titanium Metals Corporation

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, unspecified

Employer

Name: Titanium Metals Corporation
Location: 900 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19543
NAICS: 331419
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While walking down a set of stairs that had four steps, an employee missed a step and slid down the stairs, catching his leg between the upper and lower hand rail. The employee's knee twisted, tearing a thigh muscle.

Source

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