# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at XPO Logistics
> OSHA SIR `2023109220` · 10/5/2023 · GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
## Employer
- **Name:** XPO Logistics
- **Location:** 445 Mason Dixon Road, GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA, 17225
- **NAICS:** 484110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee sustained a hernia while manually pulling on a dock plate that was stuck against a trailer. The employee was hospitalized.

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