Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at DUPONT*
Start: 7/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018077723 · 7/30/2018 · DUPONT*

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-multiple episodes
Source: Bags, sacks

Employer

Name: DUPONT*
Location: 4309 S. 50th Street, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
NAICS: 311999
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting open 50 lbs. bags of solids and emptying them into a screener with the use of a lift table and vacuum lift. The employee was hospitalized that evening for surgery to correct a hernia.

Source

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