# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at FIBERGLASS STRUCTURES, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2016088138` · 8/30/2016 · LAUREL, MONTANA
## 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:** FIBERGLASS STRUCTURES, INC.
- **Location:** 1202 E Railroad, LAUREL, MONTANA, 59044
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was tipping over a fiberglass tank with a co-worker and suffered a hernia. The employee was hospitalized.

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