# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Alloy Polymers
> OSHA SIR `20181011221` · 10/31/2018 · LATEXO, 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 involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Nonclassifiable
## Employer
- **Name:** Alloy Polymers
- **Location:** FM 2160 Hwy. 287, LATEXO, TEXAS, 75849
- **NAICS:** 325991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

In either pulling down an elevator door or installing a 5- to 10-pound vibrator on a carbon scale, an employee suffered an abdominal hernia.

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