Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Medic One Ambulance
Start: 3/16/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032392 · 3/16/2022 · Medic One Ambulance

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 exertions or bodily reactions, unspecified
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations

Employer

Name: Medic One Ambulance
Location: Hwy 69 S., LAKE CITY, ARKANSAS, 72437
NAICS: 621910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A paramedic was crossing a ditch to reach an injured person. His right knee was hyperextended and he suffered a partial tear of the right quadriceps tendon. He was hospitalized.

Source

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