Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at National Reconnaissance Office
Start: 9/26/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023098868 · 9/26/2023 · National Reconnaissance Office

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Thigh(s)
Nature of injury: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Cause

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

Employer

Name: National Reconnaissance Office
Location: 14675 Lee Road, CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA, 20151
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was descending the last two steps to the ground level of the parking garage stairs when they fell to the ground-level landing. The employee sustained ruptured left and right quadriceps at the patella, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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