# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at St. Luke's University Health Network - Allentown Campus
> OSHA SIR `2016043350` · 4/21/2016 · ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** St. Luke's University Health Network - Allentown Campus
- **Location:** 1736 W. Hamilton St., ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18104
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While adjusting a patient in bed, an employee experienced abdominal pain due to a hernia, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

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