Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Hernias
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Dynamics Mission, NASSCO Shipyard, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23523
on — Hernias, affecting the Abdomen unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee lifted a gearbox from one shipping container to another. The employee sustained a ruptured hernia and required surgery.
Hospitalized Abdomen unspecified Engine, motor, and mechanical parts unspecified
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