# Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments at Cleveland Clinic Akron General
> OSHA SIR `2025032759` · 3/24/2025 · AKRON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Thigh(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Other constructed surface
- **Secondary source:** Solvents and degreasers  except naphtha based
## Employer
- **Name:** Cleveland Clinic Akron General
- **Location:** 1 Akron General Ave, AKRON, OHIO, 44307
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking through a hospital unit when they slipped on adhesive remover that was on the floor and and fell. The employee suffered a left quadriceps tendon rupture and required surgery.

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