Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c. · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Republic Services, 66 East 24th Street, CHICAGO HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60411
on , Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
While servicing a container in an alley, an employee was rolling the container when it encountered an indentation in the alley and stopped abruptly. The employee reached out to grab the container and felt a burning sensation in his abdomen. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersTanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space