# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at ForTec Medical, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2019032410` · 3/6/2019 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
- **Source:** Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
## Employer
- **Name:** ForTec Medical, Inc.
- **Location:** 1111 West 34th Street, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78705
- **NAICS:** 339112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading a medical laser when it fell onto his stomach, causing an umbilical hernia.

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