Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified · Hernias due to traumatic incidents
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J.D. Abrams, L.P., #1706 - Construction project at I-35 and 183, AUSTIN, TEXAS 78759
on — Hernias due to traumatic incidents, affecting the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was moving concrete debris at a job site when they felt pain in their abdomen from a hernia.
HospitalizedAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersConstruction debris
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