# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Allstate Power-Vac, Incorporated
> OSHA SIR `2015031013` · 3/5/2015 · TROUT RUN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Mud
## Employer
- **Name:** Allstate Power-Vac, Incorporated
- **Location:** Steam Mill Road, TROUT RUN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17771
- **NAICS:** 562998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

At approximately 3:30 AM on March 5, 2015, an employee cleaning a pit was pushing mud toward a vacuum hose when he felt a pull in his groin area. A supervisor and employees aided the employee who exited the pit and, upon further examination, determined that a hernia had occurred. The employee was admitted to the hospital and required surgery.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*