Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ATLANTIC COAST REHABILITATION & HEALTHCARE CENTER, 485 RIVER AVENUE, LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee developed an umbilical hernia after moving a bed. She was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersBeds, mattresses
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