NEW YORK, NEW YORK—
CBRE Inc
Overexertion while wielding, manipulating tools, object(s) · Hernias
Final narrative
An employee was using a 71.3-pound jackhammer to break up a concrete pad. The jackhammer became stuck in the concrete. The employee tried to pull the jackhammer out of the concrete and sustained a hernia requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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