Hernias due to traumatic incidents

An employee was loading a medical laser when it fell onto his stomach, causing an umbilical hernia.

An employee sustained an inguinal hernia while lifting a patient. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

In either pulling down an elevator door or installing a 5- to 10-pound vibrator on a carbon scale, an employee suffered an abdominal hernia.

An employee was helping to move a patient to another bed when he suffered severe pain due to a hernia, requiring hospitalization.

An employee lifted a box (60 lbs.) and tore a hernia.

An employee was operating a grapple truck and loading 30-foot sections of railroad track at the storage yard. The end of the rail struck his abdomen and pinned him against the truck seat while he was attempting to load the rail on the truck. He suffered a traumatic hernia of the abdominal wall.

An employee was moving a pallet from side to side using a pallet jack when he felt a pop in his stomach due to a hernia.

An employee suffered a hernia while unloading 25 pounds of material from a truck and onto a forklift.

An employee suffered a ruptured hernia while staging boxes for shipment.

An employee experienced stomach pains while transferring boxes from a pallet to a conveyor, requiring hospitalization and surgery for a hernia.