# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Bass Pro Shops
> OSHA SIR `2023109734` · 10/22/2023 · HOOKSETT, NEW HAMPSHIRE
## 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:** Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Bass Pro Shops
- **Location:** 2 Commerce Drive, HOOKSETT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, 03106
- **NAICS:** 451110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was pushing a cart when merchandise fell off the cart. The employee bent down to pick up the merchandise and suffered bilateral hernias.

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