Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Geisinger Medical Center
Start: 12/25/2021

1 hospitalization · 20211211045 · 12/25/2021 · Geisinger Medical Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Slip on substance without fall
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Liquids, unspecified

Employer

Name: Geisinger Medical Center
Location: 51 Jade Avenue, DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17822
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A paramedic responded to an emergency call at a patient's home. The soles of the employee's shoes were wet from walking outside, causing them to slip on the linoleum floor inside the home. The employee tore his left hamstring and was hospitalized.

Source

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