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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2018032104 · 3/1/2018 · ACT Cooling Towers
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
- Parts and materials, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- ACT Cooling Towers
- Location
- 301 Farmosa Dr, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
- NAICS
- 326112
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee suffered a hernia while unloading 25 pounds of material from a truck and onto a forklift.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown