# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Sandridge Energy
> OSHA SIR `2015042299` · 4/23/2015 · OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Sandridge Energy
- **Location:** 123 Robert S Kerr Ave, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73102
- **NAICS:** 213112
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was sliding mail from a cart to the floor when she felt pain in the middle of her abdomen below the belly button. She was hospitalized for treatment of a hernia and required surgery.

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