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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2020054826 · 5/24/2020 · VA Maine Healthcare System
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
- Wheelchairs-nonpowered
Employer
- Name
- VA Maine Healthcare System
- Location
- Togus campus, Building 207, AUGUSTA, MAINE, 04330
- NAICS
- 623110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee felt a sharp pain in the lower body while pushing a patient in a wheelchair. The employee was hospitalized for a bilateral hernia.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown