# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at J & K Egg Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2022043029` · 4/5/2022 · PLANT CITY, 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, lowering, unspecified
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** J & K Egg Corporation
- **Location:** 4606 Drawdy Road, PLANT CITY, FLORIDA, 33567
- **NAICS:** 112390
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting boxes of produce 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*