Incident date: 2024-12-04
NAICS industry code: 333111

Two employees were loading an 81-pound part onto a press brake. The injured employee felt a sharp pain in their abdomen as they were lifting it. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia that required surgery.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion while materials moving by hand
code_source: title: Metal building materials  unspecified form
code_nature: title: Hernias
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate