# Hernias at Department of Veteran Affairs
> OSHA SIR `2024042982` · 4/4/2024 · DAYTON, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while providing medical or custodial care
- **Source:** Patient
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Department of Veteran Affairs
- **Location:** 4100 West Third Street, DAYTON, OHIO, 45428
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee developed a hernia while repositioning a patient in a bed. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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