Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at FedEx Express
Start: 2/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021021112 · 2/8/2021 · FedEx Express

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Fall on same level due to slipping
Source: Street, road, driveway, unspecified
Secondary source: Ice, sleet, snow

Employer

Name: FedEx Express
Location: 110 Hiawatha Trl, HIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS, 60035
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking back to his truck after delivering mail when he slipped and fell on snow and ice in a driveway, resulting in torn quadriceps in the upper left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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