Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Start: 8/21/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017088027 · 8/21/2017 · Wegmans Food Markets, 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: Dishes, bowls

Employer

Name: Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Location: Latta Road Store, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14612
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a 40-quart dough mixer. When the mixing was complete, the employee picked up the steel mixing bowl with the dough in it, which weighed approximately 40 pounds. The employee then suffered an incarcerated hernia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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