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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2019032410 · 3/6/2019 · ForTec Medical, 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
- Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- Source
- Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
Employer
- Name
- ForTec Medical, Inc.
- Location
- 1111 West 34th Street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78705
- NAICS
- 339112
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was loading a medical laser when it fell onto his stomach, causing an umbilical hernia.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown