# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Allied Services
> OSHA SIR `20201110841` · 11/15/2020 · SCRANTON, 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:** Patient
## Employer
- **Name:** Allied Services
- **Location:** 475 Morgan Hwy., Lynett Village, SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 18508
- **NAICS:** 623110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On November 15, 2020, an employee attempted to lift a patient that had fallen to the floor. The employee experienced abdominal pain and was hospitalized for a hernia that required surgery.

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