# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at FedEx Ground
> OSHA SIR `2015085783` · 8/14/2015 · OVERLAND, MISSOURI
## 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 lifting-multiple episodes
- **Source:** Packages, parcels
## Employer
- **Name:** FedEx Ground
- **Location:** Saint Louis Station, OVERLAND, MISSOURI, 63114
- **NAICS:** 492110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transferring packages from a pallet to a trailer using a pallet jack. While loading the packages, he stated he "felt something wrong."  He required surgery for a hernia.

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