# Sprains, strains, minor tears at Cardinal Equipment Services, LLC
> OSHA SIR `20241110443` · 11/8/2024 · FORT MYERS, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Knee(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Sprains, strains, minor tears
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Vending, and gaming machines
- **Secondary source:** Workers engaging in team lift
## Employer
- **Name:** Cardinal Equipment Services, LLC
- **Location:** unknown, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33900
- **NAICS:** 454210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on the ground removing a piece of equipment from the back of a truck with assistance from another employee who was inside the truck while at a customer location. While moving the equipment, his right knee buckled and he suffered a torn ligament in his knee.

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