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Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
1 hospitalization · 2021020885 · 2/1/2021 · UPS Ground Freight, 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
- Fall on same level due to slipping
- Source
- Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- Secondary source
- Ice, sleet, snow
Employer
- Name
- UPS Ground Freight, Inc.
- Location
- 750 S. Hicks Rd., PALATINE, ILLINOIS, 60067
- NAICS
- 484122
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was walking to his vehicle during his lunch break when he slipped in the snow and fell to the ground, tearing a ligament in his left knee.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown