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Hernias due to traumatic incidents

1 hospitalization · 2020065618 · 6/16/2020 · Chicago Paper Tube & Can Company dba MPS Paper Tube & Can, LLC

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 lifting-single episode
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name
Chicago Paper Tube & Can Company dba MPS Paper Tube & Can, LLC
Location
4221 N. Normandy Avenue, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60634
NAICS
322219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a box that weighed no more than 25 pounds and experienced pain in the abdomen. The employee sustained a hernia requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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