# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at MS Care Center of Morton
> OSHA SIR `2017099426` · 9/30/2017 · MORTON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Hand(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Sheets, towels, linens, bedding
## Employer
- **Name:** MS Care Center of Morton
- **Location:** 96 Old Hwy. 80 East, MORTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39117
- **NAICS:** 623990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling linen from a client bed when she tore a ligament in her right hand.

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