# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Comcast Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2016021340` · 2/12/2016 · PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA
## 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:** Comcast Corporation
- **Location:** 29 Rinalvo Way, PONTE VEDRA, FLORIDA, 32081
- **NAICS:** 515120
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pulling on cable in the attic when his hernia became twisted and strangulated.

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