# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at UPU Industries, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017059347` · 5/18/2017 · JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS
## 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:** Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** UPU Industries, Inc.
- **Location:** 3002 Industries Street, JUNCTION CITY, KANSAS, 66441
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee participated in a two-person lift of a core pole that weighs approximately 100 lbs. at a  loom machine. The employee suffered an incarcerated umbilical hernia that required surgery.

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