Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hyperbaric Medical Associates, 445 Hamilton Ave., WHITE PLAINS, NEW YORK 10601
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking down a flight of stairs when he fell, rupturing the patellar tendons in both knees.
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An employee was walking downhill through a grassy area toward the parking lot where her vehicle was parked. Her foot caught a hole in the ground and she fell, resulting in fractures to her right tibia and fibula.
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