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Hernias due to traumatic incidents

1 hospitalization · 2022065421 · 6/21/2022 · DFW Movers & Erectors, 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
Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified
Source
Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
DFW Movers & Erectors, Inc
Location
777 Igloo Rd, KATY, TEXAS, 77494
NAICS
484220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were relocating a blow molding machine at a client site. The machine tipped over and pinned an employee, causing a hernia and a laceration on the right side of their abdomen.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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