# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at DPT Laboratories, LTD
> OSHA SIR `2016065474` · 6/20/2016 · SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
## 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-single episode
- **Source:** Caps, lids, covers, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** DPT Laboratories, LTD
- **Location:** 307 East Josephine Street, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78215
- **NAICS:** 325412
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was picking up a 55-gallon gun press lid from a cart to be placed onto a forklift. The lid weighed approximately 100 pounds. After completing the task, he experienced abdomen pain due to 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*