Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Hernias
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UFP Saginaw LLC, 444 Samson Blvd, SAGINAW, TEXAS 76179
on — Hernias, affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to close a cylinder by lifting a push bar switch that was stuck. The employee strained their abdomen, resulting in a hernia.
A temporary employee was using a powered hand grinder to cut a piece of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene plastic. The hand tool contacted the employee's left wrist, resulting in a laceration.
An employee was offloading material from a panel saw. He was retrieving material when the saw amputated his right index, middle, ring, and little fingers above the middle knuckle.
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
An employee was loading a 4-inch wooden door into a pickup truck when he felt a pop in his right side behind his shoulder blade. He was hospitalized later that day and underwent surgery, having suffered a collapsed right lung.
An employee was lifting a crate of dairy product and felt severe back pain. The employee was hospitalized with a burst blood vessel in their lower back.
An employee experienced sharp pain in his lower torso area while loading baggage into the front cargo pit of an aircraft. The employee sustained a hernia.
An employee was lifting a box of produce in the backroom area when she suffered pain in her lower back and was unable to stand, resulting in hospitalization.
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