Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CRETE CARRIER CORPORATION, 400 NW 56th Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA 68528
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was closing a butterfly-style trailer door when he fell to the lower step of the trailer and the ground, resulting in torn knee tendons.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
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