# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at HomeInstead Senior Care
> OSHA SIR `2022021466` · 2/15/2022 · HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT
## 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:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** HomeInstead Senior Care
- **Location:** 1733 whitney ave, HAMDEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a patient from a care bed when they sustained a strained abdomen and possible hernia.

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