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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2015021132 · 2/4/2015 · Defender Security Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Source
Chairs

Employer

Name
Defender Security Company
Location
109 Grindstone Ct, CHATHAM, ILLINOIS, 62629
NAICS
561621
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was sitting at the kitchen table of a customer's house filling out paperwork when the chair broke underneath him. The employee fell and hit his neck, suffering a herniated disk in his neck that will require surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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