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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2022031897 · 3/1/2022 · SKF USA, Inc.
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
- Pots, pans, trays
Employer
- Name
- SKF USA, Inc.
- Location
- 149 Colebrook River Road, WINSTED, CONNECTICUT, 06098
- NAICS
- 332991
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was lifting a 5-pound tray of 1 7/8th-inch ball bearings and suffered a hernia. The employee was hospitalized.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown