Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fall · Hernias
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baptist Hospital of Miami, Inc., 8900 North Kendall Drive, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33176
on — Hernias, affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee (cook) was lifting a pot of chicken soup when one of his legs failed causing him to slip but not fall. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia.
Hospitalized Abdomen unspecified Other constructed surface
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