# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at St Luke's Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2020043983` · 4/30/2020 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## 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:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** St Luke's Hospital
- **Location:** 801 Ostrum St., BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
- **NAICS:** 621999
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting a case of bottled water when she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She was hospitalized and required surgery for a hernia.

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