# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.
> OSHA SIR `20201211891` · 12/21/2020 · QUINCY, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Hernias due to traumatic incidents
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Parts and materials, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Manchester Tank & Equipment Co.
- **Location:** 3400 Wisman Ln, QUINCY, ILLINOIS, 62301
- **NAICS:** 332420
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee developed a hernia while moving a 97-pound cylinder along a conveyor. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

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