Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Start: 3/22/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032584 · 3/22/2022 · New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.

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 less than 6 feet
Source: Concrete blocks, cinder blocks
Secondary source: Hoses

Employer

Name: New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Inc.
Location: 167 New Enterprise Drive, LEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA, 19533
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing on top of some concrete blocks, cleaning out a truck drum. The employee tripped on a hose and fell to the ground 3 feet 7 inches below, suffering a torn tendon in the right knee.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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