# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Harris Realty Company, LLC
> OSHA SIR `2021087333` · 8/26/2021 · SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Harris Realty Company, LLC
- **Location:** 1640 New Market Ave., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
- **NAICS:** 531312
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a bucket of bolts weighing approximately 60 to 70 pounds when they suffered an inguinal hernia that required surgery.

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