Incident date: 2022-02-10
NAICS industry code: 311411

An employee was using a forklift to carry a hopper (holding refuse) to dump. The  employee sustained a hernia while pulling a chain to activate the hopper.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
code_source: title: Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
code_nature: title: Hernias due to traumatic incidents
code_body: title: Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
severity: moderate