Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Quincy Medical Group (QMG)
Start: 5/27/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054313 · 5/27/2021 · Quincy Medical Group (QMG)

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-indoors
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Quincy Medical Group (QMG)
Location: 1025 Maine Street, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62301
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 1:30 p.m. on May 27, 2021, an employee was carrying a 4-by-6 plywood panel down stairs from a second floor to a mezzanine. The employee fell at the last or second-to-last step and landed on the floor. Both of the employee's knees were injured, with quadriceps tendons torn from the kneecaps. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

Source

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