# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at VA Maine Healthcare System
> OSHA SIR `2020054826` · 5/24/2020 · AUGUSTA, 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 in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Wheelchairs-nonpowered
## Employer
- **Name:** VA Maine Healthcare System
- **Location:** Togus campus, Building 207, AUGUSTA, MAINE, 04330
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee felt a sharp pain in the lower body while pushing a patient in a wheelchair. The employee was hospitalized for a bilateral hernia.

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