# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Tropicana Products, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022021268` · 2/10/2022 · BRADENTON, 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 pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
## Employer
- **Name:** Tropicana Products, Inc.
- **Location:** 1001 13th Avenue E, BRADENTON, FLORIDA, 34208
- **NAICS:** 311411
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was using a forklift to carry a hopper (holding refuse) to dump. The  employee sustained a hernia while pulling a chain to activate the hopper.

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