# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191111742` · 11/11/2019 · JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
- **Source:** Beds, mattresses
## Employer
- **Name:** Hill-Rom Company, Inc.
- **Location:** 350 W Woodrow Wilson Ave., JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI, 39213
- **NAICS:** 446199
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a hernia while changing bedsheets. He was hospitalized.

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