# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Windstream Communications, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2015107624` · 10/13/2015 · AMERICUS, GEORGIA
## 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:** Electrical wiring-building
## Employer
- **Name:** Windstream Communications, LLC
- **Location:** Roadway, AMERICUS, GEORGIA, 31709
- **NAICS:** 517110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling telecommunication wiring and suffered a hernia.

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