# Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified at Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20221110421` · 11/30/2022 · CENTENNIAL, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears, unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slipping
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Ice, sleet, snow
## Employer
- **Name:** Waste Connections of Colorado, Inc.
- **Location:** 5706 E. Pinsdale Plaza, CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, 80112
- **NAICS:** 562111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a trash can when he slipped on ice. Both his knees struck the ground and he suffered ligament damage to both knees. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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