# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Penske Logistics
> OSHA SIR `2020109945` · 10/19/2020 · DAYTON, NEW JERSEY
## 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:** Penske Logistics
- **Location:** 1 Industrial Rd., DAYTON, NEW JERSEY, 08810
- **NAICS:** 541614
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting boxes weighing approximately 36 pounds and felt pain in his stomach. He was hospitalized with a hernia.

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