Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Teledyne Benthos, Inc., 49 Edgerton Drive, N FALMOUTH, MASSACHUSETTS 02556
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing stairs when he felt a pop in his knee due to a torn tendon.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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