Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Foundation Building Materials LLC, 1924 West Princeton Street, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32804
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee had been driving a material truck. He was stepping down from the truck, with his left foot on the ground and using three points of contact. His right knee buckled when placing the right foot on the ground. The employee sustained a tear to a tendon in the right knee.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
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