# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at FedEx Freight
> OSHA SIR `2020076362` · 7/8/2020 · WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO
## 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:** Cabinets, cases-display, storage
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Freight
- **Location:** 10 Commerce Parkway, WEST JEFFERSON, OHIO, 43162
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 8, 2020, an employee suffered a hiatal hernia while loading an 800-pound safe onto a truck, requiring hospitalization.

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