Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Prince Corporation , 1525 E Market St, REDBUD, ILLINOIS 62278
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was making a feed mill delivery at a customer location and squeezed his body into a gap between the semi-trailer and the loading dock before climbing into the back of the semi-trailer. Afterwards, the employee began experiencing upper body pain. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersRamps, loading docks, dock plates
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