# Hernias at General Dynamics Mission
> OSHA SIR `2025054741` · 5/20/2025 · NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion while materials moving by hand
- **Source:** Engine, motor, and mechanical parts  unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Secondary source not applicable
## Employer
- **Name:** General Dynamics Mission
- **Location:** NASSCO Shipyard, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
- **NAICS:** 541512
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee lifted a gearbox from one shipping container to another. The employee sustained a ruptured hernia and required surgery.

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