# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Boston Children's Hospital
> OSHA SIR `20171010167` · 10/23/2017 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floor, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Boston Children's Hospital
- **Location:** 300 Longwood Avenue, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee slipped and fell on a slippery floor in a patient's room and tore a hamstring.

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