# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Boise Steel Erectors
> OSHA SIR `2020099037` · 9/23/2020 · BOISE, IDAHO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(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:** Boise Steel Erectors
- **Location:** 149 East Park Boulevard, BOISE, IDAHO, 83712
- **NAICS:** 238120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking down a wooden staircase and lost his footing. He fell approximately 4-5 feet and suffered a major tear(s) to his quadricep muscles.

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