Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at DPT Laboratories, LTD
Start: 6/20/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065474 · 6/20/2016 · DPT Laboratories, LTD

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: Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: DPT Laboratories, LTD
Location: 307 East Josephine Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78215
NAICS: 325412
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was picking up a 55-gallon gun press lid from a cart to be placed onto a forklift. The lid weighed approximately 100 pounds. After completing the task, he experienced abdomen pain due to a hernia and required surgery.

Source

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