# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Trader Joe's
> OSHA SIR `2018087982` · 8/6/2018 · SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS
## 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:** Blackboards, bulletin boards, mirrors, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Trader Joe's
- **Location:** 77 Boston Turnpike, SHREWSBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01545
- **NAICS:** 445110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was on a two-step ladder retrieving and lifting a sign overhead when the employee suffered an abdominal hernia, requiring hospitalization.

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