# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Vertiv Corporation
> OSHA SIR `20181010624` · 10/15/2018 · NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Vertiv Corporation
- **Location:** 940 Madison Ave., NORRISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19403
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a hernia while removing a 19-pound strut from a rack, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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