# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2022010510` · 1/18/2022 · HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **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:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 90 Locust Street, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06114
- **NAICS:** 561910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up his tractor truck when he slipped on a patch of ice on the ground. He suffered torn quadriceps muscles in both legs.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*