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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2017098802 · 9/14/2017 · BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB
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
- Tires, except bike
Employer
- Name
- BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB
- Location
- 2085 BAY STREET, TAUNTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02780
- NAICS
- 452910
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was lifting a tire to install it on a vehicle when he felt a pop in his abdomen. He was hospitalized with a hernia.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown