# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
> OSHA SIR `20241010137` · 10/30/2024 · ATLANTA, GEORGIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall to lower level  unspecified
- **Source:** Portable ladders and stairs  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Drop ceiling tiles
## Employer
- **Name:** THE HOME DEPOT, INC.
- **Location:** 4135 South Airport Road, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30336
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On October 30, 2024, an employee was removing a water-soaked ceiling tile while on a ladder. The tile fell out of the ceiling and the employee tried to get out of the way of the falling debris. He missed a step on the 6' ladder and fell to the floor. He struck his head and sustained an abrasion on his left arm and a rupture of his left patellar tendon.

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