Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DUPONT*, 4309 S. 50th Street, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64507
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting open 50 lbs. bags of solids and emptying them into a screener with the use of a lift table and vacuum lift. The employee was hospitalized that evening for surgery to correct a hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersBags, sacks
An employee was attempting to unjam a pusher bar that was caught on a metal guard. When the pusher bar was freed it slid onto the employee's left ring finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee and coworkers performed lockout/tagout procedures on a dryer rotary feed to clear a clogged plug. The employees cleared the plug and began to run the dryer, but the plug had not been placed back into the dryer. The injured employee was pointing to the rotary feed to remind the lead person to put the plug back in when the rotary feed amputated his right index finger from the fingertip to the bottom of the nailbed.
On August 22, 2022, an employee began experiencing neck and right shoulder pain during her shift after performing job-related tasks such as repetitive lifting. She was hospitalized for a right shoulder sprain and a pinched nerve.
An employee was manually lifting cases of beer from a rolling cart and stacking them in a storage room. The employee felt ill, experienced chest pain, and then passed out and struck his head.
An employee was reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.