Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Post Consumer Brands
Start: 8/6/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087151 · 8/6/2024 · Post Consumer Brands

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Climbing or stepping up or down
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Stairs, steps

Employer

Name: Post Consumer Brands
Location: 5800 C W Post Road, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS, 72401
NAICS: 311423
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was descending the stairs in the boiler room. He reached the last stair before the landing and overstepped, causing his right knee to buckle. The employee sustained a torn patellar tendon that required surgery.

Source

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