# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at SKF USA, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2022031897` · 3/1/2022 · WINSTED, 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:** Pots, pans, trays
## Employer
- **Name:** SKF USA, Inc.
- **Location:** 149 Colebrook River Road, WINSTED, CONNECTICUT, 06098
- **NAICS:** 332991
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a 5-pound tray of 1 7/8th-inch ball bearings and suffered a hernia. The employee was hospitalized.

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