# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Georgia-Pacific, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20191213274` · 12/30/2019 · GURDON, ARKANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Stairs, steps, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Georgia-Pacific, LLC
- **Location:** #1 GP Lane, GURDON, ARKANSAS, 71743
- **NAICS:** 321212
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down stairs when he reached the bottom step and his legs buckled. He leaned against the handrail and rolled to the landing approximately 12 inches below, tearing a ligament in his right knee. He was hospitalized.

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