# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Lorain County Automotive Systems, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20191212901` · 12/16/2019 · LORAIN, OHIO
## 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:** Dies, molds, patterns
## Employer
- **Name:** Lorain County Automotive Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** 7470 Industrial Parkway, LORAIN, OHIO, 44053
- **NAICS:** 336399
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting cam blocks out of a die when the employee felt stomach pains, requiring hospitalization for a hernia.

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