# Hernias at Freeman Expositions, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2025065693` · 6/15/2025 · BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen  unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to slip or trip
- **Source:** Constructed surface irregularity
- **Secondary source:** Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
## Employer
- **Name:** Freeman Expositions, Inc.
- **Location:** 415 Summer St, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02110
- **NAICS:** 561920
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was walking the show floor. While placing/applying graphics, he tripped and fell over a raised area of the carpet. A utility hose and cord ran underneath the carpet. The employee was hospitalized with a hernia and required surgery.

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