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Hernias due to traumatic incidents

1 hospitalization · 2019032930 · 3/20/2019 · Extreme Concrete services, 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
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
Source
Shovels
Secondary source
Cement, mortar mix-wet

Employer

Name
Extreme Concrete services, Inc.
Location
320 Base Leg Drive, EDGEWATER, FLORIDA, 32132
NAICS
238110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was shoveling left-over wet concrete from under a machine that made concrete blocks. He felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen and was hospitalized, requiring hernia surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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