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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2016021340 · 2/12/2016 · Comcast Corporation
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 pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- Source
- Electrical wiring-building
Employer
- Name
- Comcast Corporation
- Location
- 29 Rinalvo Way, PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA, 32081
- NAICS
- 515120
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was pulling on cable in the attic when his hernia became twisted and strangulated.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown