# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at U.S. FOODS INC.
> OSHA SIR `2018054451` · 5/8/2018 · PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI
## 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:** U.S. FOODS INC.
- **Location:** 2600 Ensign Dr, PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI, 64079
- **NAICS:** 484220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On May 8, 2018, an employee was pushing a pallet of water back onto his trailer with a pallet jack at a customer location when he felt pain and a bulge in his abdomen area due to a ruptured hernia.

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