# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Kester, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20160710202` · 7/12/2016 · ITASCA, 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-single episode
- **Source:** Metal sheets, ingots, bars-nonstructural
## Employer
- **Name:** Kester, Inc.
- **Location:** 940 W. Thorndale Avenue, ITASCA, ILLINOIS, 60143
- **NAICS:** 325998
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading metal into a pot and sustained a hernia requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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