# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Tops Friendly Markets
> OSHA SIR `20201110955` · 11/18/2020 · ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK
## 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:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Tops Friendly Markets
- **Location:** 3201 Southwestern Boulevard, ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK, 14127
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 18, 2020, an employee was lifting a 50-pound case of celery when he fell forward and hit his head. He suffered a hernia tear.

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