Hernias due to traumatic incidents

Name: Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Fort Rucker - Garrision
Start: 2/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020021184 · 2/5/2020 · Fort Rucker - Garrision

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 involving outside sources, unspecified
Source: Hoses

Employer

Name: Fort Rucker - Garrision
Location: Directorate of Public Safety-Building 9213 (Training), FORT RUCKER, ALABAMA, 36362
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On February 5, 2020, an employee was rolling up a hose to load it into a fire truck when the hose jerked forward and jolted him. He suffered a hernia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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