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Hernias due to traumatic incidents

1 hospitalization · 2015010785 · 1/24/2015 · U.S. Postal Service

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
U.S. Postal Service
Location
6330 Fountain Square Drive, CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA, 95621
NAICS
491110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On 1/24/2015, an employee was lifting a tray of mail to load a truck and felt pain in the stomach. Employee went home ill at about 9:30 a.m. Later that day, the employee went to Kaiser Hospital in Roseville, California, and was admitted. The employee had surgery for a double hernia on 1/25/2015.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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