Slip without fall, unspecified · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Perry Nuclear Power Plant, 10 Central Rd., PERRY, OHIO 44081
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee walking from the parking lot en route to his assigned work area slipped, tearing his quadriceps tendon. The employee was discharged from the ER, but later returned to Lake West hospital that evening and was admitted. The employee has since been scheduled for surgery.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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