Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments

Name: Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Start: 11/5/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110306 · 11/5/2024 · UNITED PARCEL SERVICE

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 on same level due to slip or trip
Source: Ground, travel, and support surfaces unspecified
Secondary source: Curbs

Employer

Name: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE
Location: 87 BRICK KILN ROAD, CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS, 01824
NAICS: 492210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preforming his post-trip inspection, tripped on a curb and fell to the ground. The employee sustained torn ligaments in both knees that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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