Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages, 560 Cord, NY-111, MANORVILLE, NEW YORK 11949
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was repairing a clogged drain on an automatic beverage machine at a restaurant. The employee heard a popping noise while lifting the machine over drain pipes. The employee sustained a hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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