Hernias due to traumatic incidents

An employee became ill while cleaning with a grinder, requiring hospitalization for an abdominal hernia.

Two employees were spotting for a sand truck. The front spotter lost sight of the back spotter, who was then pinned between the truck and a sand silo. He suffered a hip injury and herniation, requiring hospitalization.

On March 13, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was unloading copper pipes from a forklift when he suffered an umbilical hernia and was hospitalized.

An employee suffered a hernia while pulling a 50 pound piece of beef off of the conveyor table. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

An employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized.

An employee was picking up a 55-gallon gun press lid from a cart to be placed onto a forklift. The lid weighed approximately 100 pounds. After completing the task, he experienced abdomen pain due to a hernia and required surgery.

The wind caught a containment pan the employee was handling and the employee suffered a hernia when he tried to hold onto it.

An employee was performing maintenance on a polishing machine. The employee was opening the plate/platform to get inside the machine to remove a part. After stepping in the open area of the machine, the employee felt a sharp pain/burning sensation in the right abdomen area. The employee suffered a hernia.

An employee was pulling clots when he felt a pain. He went to the hospital for a hernia.

On 4/28/2015 an employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench resulting in a hernia. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.