# Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified at UHS of Fairmount, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2024021754` · 2/26/2024 · PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, tears  unspecified
## Cause
- **Event:** Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing medical or custodial care
- **Source:** Patient
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** UHS of Fairmount, Inc.
- **Location:** 561 Fairthorne Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 19128
- **NAICS:** 622210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was hospitalized after falling to the floor during a physical altercation with a patient. The employee sustained ligament injuries to both knees, which required surgery.

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