Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABC Imaging of Washington, Inc., 336 W 37th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10018
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was moving a printing machine when he experienced stomach pain. He was hospitalized for a hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersNonclassifiable
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