# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Holstein and Penn LLC.
> OSHA SIR `2023042902` · 4/2/2023 · SHARON HILL, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Nonclassifiable
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
- **Source:** Step ladders
- **Secondary source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Holstein and Penn LLC.
- **Location:** 1445 South Chester Pike, SHARON HILL, PENNSYLVANIA, 19079
- **NAICS:** 445120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was stocking chips while on a step ladder about 3-4 feet above the ground. The employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a muscle tear and required surgery.

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