AG EXPRESS INC.
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode — Hernias due to traumatic incidents — PAUL, Idaho
| Employer | AG EXPRESS INC. |
| Address | Pasco Storage Cellar |
| City, State ZIP | PAUL, Idaho 83347 |
| Report ID | 2016042947 |
| Event Date | April 8, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Hernias due to traumatic incidents |
| Body Part | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders |
| Event Type | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| Source of Injury | Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484220 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.64000, -113.82000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee climbed up a ladder to enter a trailer and fix flaps on the trailer belt that were laying the wrong direction. When he climbed over the side of the trailer and turned his body, he aggravated a previous hernia and required hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On April 8, 2016, a worker at AG EXPRESS INC. in PAUL, Idaho suffered hernias due to traumatic incidents to the abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode, with bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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