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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2019066517 · 6/27/2019 · Pennsylvania American Water

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Herniated discs

Cause

Event: Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Source: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: Pennsylvania American Water
Location: Wood Street, ELIZABETH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15037
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting equipment from a truck when the truck door closed on him, rupturing a disc in his back. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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