# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Maxim Healthcare Services
> OSHA SIR `2018010577` · 1/18/2018 · OAKDALE, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Maxim Healthcare Services
- **Location:** 809 Beacon Circle, OAKDALE, PENNSYLVANIA, 15071
- **NAICS:** 621610
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was bathing a youth patient in a tub when the patient slipped. The employee then suffered a hernia while reaching for the patient, requiring hospitalization.

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