# Meniscus tears at Cardinal LG Company
> OSHA SIR `2021021122` · 2/8/2021 · AMERY, WISCONSIN
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Meniscus tears
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Glass building materials
- **Secondary source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardinal LG Company
- **Location:** 250 Griffin Street, AMERY, WISCONSIN, 54001
- **NAICS:** 327211
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On February 8, 2021, an employee was adjusting the glass of a glass crate weighing 1,900 pounds when the glass fell out. The employee was pushed by the falling glass into the closed crate behind him, trapping him between the falling glass and the completed crate. The glass and the employee then slid to the floor. The employee sustained swelling and bruising to the abdomen, left leg, left knee, and left hand, with a possible meniscus tear in the left knee. The employee was hospitalized.

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