Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at United States Cold Storage
Start: 11/7/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022119776 · 11/7/2022 · United States Cold Storage

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Lumbar region
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: United States Cold Storage
Location: 2225 N Cockrell Hill, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75212
NAICS: 493120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was assisting in placing a slip sheet under an overturned pallet containing bread. When lifting the cases of bread, the employee sustained an annular tear to two lumbar vertebrae.

Source

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