# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at UPS
> OSHA SIR `2021064832` · 6/14/2021 · MESQUITE, TEXAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** UPS
- **Location:** 1627 Omar Rd, MESQUITE, TEXAS, 75150
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving packages from a conveyor to a cart. The employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized.

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