# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at HOWMET AEROSPACE, INC.
> OSHA SIR `2022087659` · 8/28/2022 · NILES, OHIO
## 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:** Containers-variable restraint, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** HOWMET AEROSPACE, INC.
- **Location:** 1000 Warren Avenue, NILES, OHIO, 44446
- **NAICS:** 332111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was moving a pack on a shear table when they felt a sharp pain in their abdominal area, resulting in a hernia that required hospitalization.

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