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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2017010022 · 1/4/2017 · Tyson Fresh Meats, 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
- Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- Source
- Meat, poultry, seafood
Employer
- Name
- Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
- Location
- 5000 FM 1912, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79108
- NAICS
- 311611
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee suffered a hernia while pulling a 50 pound piece of beef off of the conveyor table. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown