Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Republic Industries
Start: 11/4/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111483 · 11/4/2019 · Republic Industries

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 pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
Source: Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name: Republic Industries
Location: 1400 Warren Dr., MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75672
NAICS: 337110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was loading, pushing, and pulling a cart with wooden doors that weighed approximately 20 pounds when he suffered an abdominal hernia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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