# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2017088027` · 8/21/2017 · ROCHESTER, 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:** Dishes, bowls
## Employer
- **Name:** Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
- **Location:** Latta Road Store, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14612
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a 40-quart dough mixer. When the mixing was complete, the employee picked up the steel mixing bowl with the dough in it, which weighed approximately 40 pounds. The employee then suffered an incarcerated hernia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

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