Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Libbey Glass, INC.
Start: 8/3/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085361 · 8/3/2015 · Libbey Glass, INC.

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: Other exertions or bodily reactions, unspecified
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name: Libbey Glass, INC.
Location: 4302 Jewella Ave, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA, 71109
NAICS: 327212
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a polishing machine. The employee was opening the plate/platform to get inside the machine to remove a part. After stepping in the open area of the machine, the employee felt a sharp pain/burning sensation in the right abdomen area. The employee suffered a hernia.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown