# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Nature Recreation Management
> OSHA SIR `20211210791` · 12/16/2021 · FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA
## 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:** Nature Recreation Management
- **Location:** 8700 Estero Boulevard, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
- **NAICS:** 713990
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a 44-pound case of bottled water and felt pain in the abdominal area. The employee sustained 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*