# Hernias at Amazon - DEN5 AURORA CO
> OSHA SIR `2024053967` · 5/6/2024 · AURORA, COLORADO
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon - DEN5 AURORA CO
- **Location:** 19799 East 36th Drive, AURORA, COLORADO, 80011
- **NAICS:** 493110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting boxes from a conveyor belt and putting them into a truck when he felt discomfort and stopped. He sustained a hernia and was hospitalized.

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