# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2020043133` · 4/6/2020 · HENDERSON, COLORADO
## 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:** Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** SAIA MOTOR FREIGHT LINE, LLC
- **Location:** 9860 EMPORIA ST, HENDERSON, COLORADO, 80640
- **NAICS:** 488999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was climbing out of his tractor and missed the bottom step. He fell to the ground, landing on his left knee. The employee's patellar tendon was torn, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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