# Hernias due to traumatic incidents at Silver Star Construction Co.
> OSHA SIR `2022010541` · 1/18/2022 · MOORE, OKLAHOMA
## 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:** Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Silver Star Construction Co.
- **Location:** Apples Housing Development, MOORE, OKLAHOMA, 73160
- **NAICS:** 237310
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was lifting traffic control devices and loading them into the bucket of a skid steer when he suffered a hernia. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.

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