# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Walmart Inc
> OSHA SIR `2023043618` · 4/22/2023 · LAKELAND, 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-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Inc
- **Location:** 3501 S FLORIDA AVE, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33803
- **NAICS:** 452311
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While lifting cases of wine bottles, an employee felt pain in her back. The employee sustained a hernia and required surgery.

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