# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Geisinger Medical Center
> OSHA SIR `20211211045` · 12/25/2021 · DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip on substance without fall
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Liquids, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Geisinger Medical Center
- **Location:** 51 Jade Avenue, DANVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17822
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

A paramedic  responded to an emergency call at a patient's home. The soles of the employee's shoes were wet from walking outside, causing them to slip on the linoleum floor inside the home. The employee tore his left hamstring and was hospitalized.

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