# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Reed & Reed, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212780` · 12/12/2019 · GARDINER, MAINE
## 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:** Structural elements, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Reed & Reed, Inc.
- **Location:** Downtown bridge, GARDINER, MAINE, 04345
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On 12/12/2019, an employee was manually moving forms when he felt a "pop" in his stomach area. He was hospitalized with an umbilical hernia that required surgery.

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