Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at VA Maine Healthcare System, Togus campus, Building 207, AUGUSTA, MAINE 04330
on , Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee felt a sharp pain in the lower body while pushing a patient in a wheelchair. The employee was hospitalized for a bilateral hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersWheelchairs-nonpowered
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