# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Basler Electric Company
> OSHA SIR `2016042738` · 4/1/2016 · HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS
## 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-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Cans
## Employer
- **Name:** Basler Electric Company
- **Location:** 12570 Route 143 PO Box 269, HIGHLAND, ILLINOIS, 62249
- **NAICS:** 335999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting and emptying trash cans when he experienced stomach pains. He was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.

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