# Strains at Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery
> OSHA SIR `2023109853` · 10/25/2023 · FRESH MEADOWS, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Mount Saint Mary's Cemetery
- **Location:** 172-00 Booth Memorial, FRESH MEADOWS, NEW YORK, 11365
- **NAICS:** 812220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was setting up a casket on a platform. While lifting the casket, they pulled a muscle in their abdominal area.

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