# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES
> OSHA SIR `2015096853` · 9/18/2015 · BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Other client or customer
## Employer
- **Name:** LUTHERAN SENIOR SERVICES
- **Location:** 1150 HANLEY INDUSTRAIL CT, BRENTWOOD, MISSOURI, 63144
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was assisting a resident back from the bathroom. The resident was pushing a walker and began to fall. The employee went to keep the resident from falling and felt pain in her stomach. The result was a hernia that required surgery.

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