# Hernias at Shellco Construction Corp.
> OSHA SIR `2024076813` · 7/27/2024 · HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Compactors, crushers, pulverizers earth, mineral
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** Shellco Construction Corp.
- **Location:** 8069 SE Golfhouse Drive, HOBE SOUND, FLORIDA, 33455
- **NAICS:** 236115
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was offloading a plate compactor from the company truck and felt pain in the abdominal area. The employee sustained a hernia.

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