Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at CAZENOVIA EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
Start: 1/20/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021010543 · 1/20/2021 · CAZENOVIA EQUIPMENT CO., INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: CAZENOVIA EQUIPMENT CO., INC.
Location: 2393 US Route 11, LA FAYETTE, NEW YORK, 13084
NAICS: 444210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 1/20/2021, an employee was unloading a box truck with a pallet jack when he slipped on ice and struck his knee on the pallet jack. The employee suffered muscle detachment from his kneecap that requires surgery.

Source

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