# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at NITTO AUTOMOTIVE
> OSHA SIR `2021032421` · 3/22/2021 · KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Other jump to lower level, unspecified
- **Source:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** NITTO AUTOMOTIVE
- **Location:** 8485 Prospect Ave., KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, 64132
- **NAICS:** 336330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was unlocking a trailer from a dock. The employee jumped from the dock to the ground and sustained ligament and tendon damage to both knees.

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