Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Titanium Metals Corporation, 900 Hemlock Road, MORGANTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19543
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
While walking down a set of stairs that had four steps, an employee missed a step and slid down the stairs, catching his leg between the upper and lower hand rail. The employee's knee twisted, tearing a thigh muscle.
HospitalizedThigh(s)Stairs, steps, unspecified
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