PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS—
Superior Energies, Inc
Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
Final narrative
On July 7, 2021, an employee was lifting their left leg up to climb onto the upper scaffold deck for scaffold modification. After stepping up approximately 2 feet to the upper scaffold deck, the employee felt a pain in their abdomen. The employee suffered an inguinal hernia that required hospitalization.
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