Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc.
Start: 4/3/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023042940 · 4/3/2023 · Skanska USA Civil Northeast 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: Fall, slip, trip, unspecified
Source: Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source: Buckets, baskets, pails

Employer

Name: Skanska USA Civil Northeast Inc.
Location: 100 Depot Place, BRONX, NEW YORK, 10452
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading palleted joint baskets onto a flatbed truck using slings. Baskets on the flatbed began to tilt and the employee fell/jumped from the flatbed. Baskets then landed on their legs and the employee sustained a suspected tendon rupture in the right knee.

Source

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