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Herniated discs
1 hospitalization · 20161110324 · 11/1/2016 · Waste Management PA Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Lumbar region
- Nature of injury
- Herniated discs
Cause
- Event
- Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
- Source
- Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- Waste Management PA Inc.
- Location
- 1513 Bordentown Road, MORRISVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19067
- NAICS
- 562111
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was unloading the truck, tripped in a rut and fell onto their right side rupturing the L4 vertebrae.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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