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Hernias due to traumatic incidents
1 hospitalization · 2023032784 · 3/29/2023 · University of Pittsburgh
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
- Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools
Employer
- Name
- University of Pittsburgh
- Location
- 4249 Fifth Avenue, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, 15260
- NAICS
- 611310
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee developed a hernia while wringing out a mop. The employee was hospitalized.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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