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St. Mary's Medical Center

Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources — Hernias due to traumatic incidents — TREVOSE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at St. Mary's Medical Center in TREVOSE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer St. Mary's Medical Center Report ID 2015010722
Address 2500 Northgate Road City, State ZIP TREVOSE, PENNSYLVANIA 19053
Event Date January 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Hernias due to traumatic incidents Body Part Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources Source of Injury Patient
Industry (NAICS) 624120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.15000, -74.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a client back in a chair with the aid of a colleague when an umbilical hernia occurred.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2015, a worker at St. Mary's Medical Center in TREVOSE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered hernias due to traumatic incidents to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources, with patient identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 93 severe injury reports involving "Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources" incidents in our database. Browse all Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources injuries.

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