Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c. · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Main Line Health, 255 W. Lancaster Ave., PAOLI, PENNSYLVANIA 19301
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the ankle(s) and knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was descending a stairway when her foot and knee twisted, causing her to fall forward. Two other employees prevented her from falling to the ground, but she suffered a torn right meniscus and a torn ligament in the left ankle.
HospitalizedAnkle(s) and knee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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