# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
> OSHA SIR `2023076332` · 7/17/2023 · BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Bags, sacks
## Employer
- **Name:** Wal-Mart Stores East, LP
- **Location:** 3900 E Hillside Dr, BROKEN ARROW, OKLAHOMA, 74014
- **NAICS:** 452210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a 20-pound trash bag out of a trash can when they sustained a hernia. The employee required surgery.

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