# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Saia Motor Freight Line
> OSHA SIR `2018032742` · 3/20/2018 · ODESSA, 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 pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Pallet jack-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Saia Motor Freight Line
- **Location:** 2301 E. Murphy Street, ODESSA, TEXAS, 79760
- **NAICS:** 484122
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pallet from side to side using a pallet jack when he felt a pop in his stomach due to a hernia.

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