# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Gordon Food Service Store
> OSHA SIR `2023076771` · 7/27/2023 · IRVING, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion and bodily reaction, unspecified
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Gordon Food Service Store
- **Location:** 1011 McCords Trail, IRVING, ILLINOIS, 62051
- **NAICS:** 424490
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 27, 2023, an employee was making a delivery when he tried to prevent a box from falling off the dolly. The employee heard a snap in his right knee. He fell to the ground, striking his head on the pavement. On July 28, 2023, while at home, the employee's right leg gave out and caused the employee to fall, tearing the quadriceps in both legs. The employee was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*