# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Yonkers Racing Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2017010725` · 1/23/2017 · YONKERS, NEW YORK
## 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:** Buckets, baskets, pails
## Employer
- **Name:** Yonkers Racing Corporation
- **Location:** 810 Yonkers Avenue, YONKERS, NEW YORK, 10704
- **NAICS:** 711219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While cleaning a track for a race, an employee lifted a bucket of snowmelt and suffered an abdominal hernia. He required hospitalization and surgery.

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