# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at OhioHealth
> OSHA SIR `20181213002` · 12/19/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** OhioHealth
- **Location:** 755 Thomas Lane, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43214
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a flight of stairs and fell after missing a step. The employee was hospitalized for a tear in the quadriceps.

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