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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2016042738 · 4/1/2016 · Basler Electric Company
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-multiple episodes
- Source
- Cans
Employer
- Name
- Basler Electric Company
- Location
- 12570 Route 143 PO Box 269, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS, 62249
- NAICS
- 335999
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was lifting and emptying trash cans when he experienced stomach pains. He was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown