# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at ACT Cooling Towers
> OSHA SIR `2018032104` · 3/1/2018 · POINT COMFORT, TEXAS
## 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:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** ACT Cooling Towers
- **Location:** 301 Farmosa Dr, POINT COMFORT, TEXAS, 77978
- **NAICS:** 326112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a hernia while unloading 25 pounds of material from a truck and onto a forklift.

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