# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at U.S. Postal Service
> OSHA SIR `2020098393` · 9/3/2020 · AUSTIN, TEXAS
## 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 throwing-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** U.S. Postal Service
- **Location:** 8225 Cross Park Drive, AUSTIN, TEXAS, 78710
- **NAICS:** 491110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee began having stomach pains while tossing packages on a conveyor. The employee was later hospitalized with a hernia.

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