Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at U.S. Department of the Air Force Robins AFB
Start: 12/16/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211210778 · 12/16/2021 · U.S. Department of the Air Force Robins AFB

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source: Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of the Air Force Robins AFB
Location: Gate 3, Watson Blvd. and Hwy 247, ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA, 31098
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was walking down the steps outside a building, carrying a 10-pound box. He slipped at the second or third step from the top and fell to the pavement with his legs folded behind him. He suffered ruptures to the quadriceps tendons in both knees.

Source

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