Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at UPU Industries, Inc.
Start: 5/18/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017059347 · 5/18/2017 · UPU Industries, 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: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: UPU Industries, Inc.
Location: 3002 Industries Street, JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, 66441
NAICS: 326112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee participated in a two-person lift of a core pole that weighs approximately 100 lbs. at a loom machine. The employee suffered an incarcerated umbilical hernia that required surgery.

Source

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