CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS·
MIT
Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at MIT, 32 Vassar Street, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 on , Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee pulled a muscle while lifting a table, suffering a hernia to the lower torso area that required hospitalization.
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