# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Titan West Inc
> OSHA SIR `20231110124` · 11/2/2023 · LINN, KANSAS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
- **Secondary source:** Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Titan West Inc
- **Location:** 720 Horizon Cir, LINN, KANSAS, 66953
- **NAICS:** 333111
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was carrying a pipe when it slipped from their hand. As they reached to grab it while it was falling, they felt a muscle pull. The employee was hospitalized for an abdominal hernia.

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