Walking, without other incident · Multiple soft tissue injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Comcast Service Center, 337 US HWY 17 SE, PALATKA, FLORIDA 32134
on — Multiple soft tissue injuries, affecting the Knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was about to install a cable at a residential site. While setting up a ladder, he stepped back on an uneven street surface and hyperextended his knee. He dislocated his knee and tore his patellar tendon.
Hospitalized Knee(s) Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
An employee was looking for a part in the back of their work van. Their foot landed on an uneven surface, and the employee shifted their weight backward and changed direction, resulting in a sprained right ankle. A metal pin protruding from the lid of a storage container also punctured their right ankle, resulting in a bacterial infection.
An employee was walking on level, grassy ground when he suffered a broken left knee at the distal end of the femur. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
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