# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Liberty Utilities
> OSHA SIR `2020065573` · 6/15/2020 · NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## 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:** Wrenches-power not determined
## Employer
- **Name:** Liberty Utilities
- **Location:** 2 Faxon St., NASHUA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03060
- **NAICS:** 221112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was turning off a valve with a wrench when he developed a hernia. He was hospitalized.

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