# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at MERCY HOSPITAL
> OSHA SIR `2017065753` · 6/22/2017 · SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall through surface or existing opening, unspecified
- **Source:** Grates and drains in floor surface
## Employer
- **Name:** MERCY HOSPITAL
- **Location:** 12355 E Cherokee, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, 65804
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While responding to a call of a suspicious party, an employee fell into an open grate hole and suffered a right shoulder tear that required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*