# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Monroe Truck Equipment Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2015118882` · 11/23/2015 · MONROE, WISCONSIN
## 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 lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
## Employer
- **Name:** Monroe Truck Equipment Inc.
- **Location:** 1051 West 7th Street, MONROE, WISCONSIN, 53566
- **NAICS:** 336120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a robotic welder to lift a heavy pan of metal parts when he experienced a hernia that required surgery and overnight hospitalization.

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