Multiple sprains, strains, tears

Name: Multiple sprains, strains, tears at U.S. Xpress, Inc.
Start: 7/13/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076101 · 7/13/2022 · U.S. Xpress, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Knee(s) and leg(s)
Nature of injury: Multiple sprains, strains, tears

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Stairs, steps-outdoors
Secondary source: Rain

Employer

Name: U.S. Xpress, Inc.
Location: 1075 Frank Amerson Parkway, MACON, GEORGIA, 31216
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending an outside stairway. He slipped on the steps, wet with rain, and fell. He strained both knees and suffered a quadriceps tear at the right knee.

Source

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