# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Swift Pork Company
> OSHA SIR `2019077782` · 7/30/2019 · BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS
## 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 lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Swift Pork Company
- **Location:** 8295 Arenzville Rd, BEARDSTOWN, ILLINOIS, 62618
- **NAICS:** 311611
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 30, 2019, an employee was moving boxes onto a pallet when he felt a pinch in his lower left pelvic area. He was hospitalized due to a hernia.

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