# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Republic Industries
> OSHA SIR `20191111483` · 11/4/2019 · MARSHALL, 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 in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** Republic Industries
- **Location:** 1400 Warren Dr., MARSHALL, TEXAS, 75672
- **NAICS:** 337110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was loading, pushing, and pulling a cart with wooden doors that weighed approximately 20 pounds when he suffered an abdominal hernia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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