Incident date: 2024-07-22
NAICS industry code: 321999

An employee was attempting to close a cylinder by lifting a push bar switch that was stuck. The employee strained their abdomen, resulting in a hernia.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion while materials moving by hand
code_source: title: Source, secondary source  unspecified
code_nature: title: Hernias
code_body: title: Abdomen  unspecified
severity: moderate