# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2020054650` · 5/19/2020 · MIAMI, FLORIDA
## 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:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 7340 NW 25th Street, MIAMI, FLORIDA, 33122
- **NAICS:** 561431
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee suffered a hernia while lifting a package weighing over 70 pounds. He was hospitalized.

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