# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Big A Construction Group Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022043525` · 4/24/2022 · BROOKLYN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Big A Construction Group Inc.
- **Location:** 2127 Neptune Ave, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, 11224
- **NAICS:** 811310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On April 24, 2022, an employee was standing on the top step of an 8-foot A-frame ladder, installing the cover of a roll-up gate. The ladder tipped over and he fell to the concrete ground, suffering a torn knee ligament. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.

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