CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet - Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments - FORT MORGAN, Colorado
| Employer | CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION |
| Address | 1505 E. BURLINGTON AVENUE |
| City, State ZIP | FORT MORGAN, Colorado 80701 |
| Report ID | 20161110500 |
| Event Date | November 8, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments |
| Body Part | Knee(s) |
| Event Type | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Source of Injury | Stairs, steps-indoors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.24687, -103.77838 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was walking down a staircase when he overstepped from the second-to-last-step to the bottom of the staircase and fell forward onto his knees. The patella tendons were torn in both of his knees, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On November 8, 2016, a worker at CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORPORATION in FORT MORGAN, Colorado suffered major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments to the knee(s). The incident was classified as other fall to lower level less than 6 feet, with stairs, steps-indoors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 3,309 severe injury reports involving "Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet" incidents in our database. Browse all Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet injuries.
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