# Strains at Caterpillar Global Mining, Llc.
> OSHA SIR `2016087433` · 8/9/2016 · HOUSTON, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Caterpillar Global Mining, Llc.
- **Location:** 2301 West Pike Street, HOUSTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15342
- **NAICS:** 423810
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While repositioning a 148-pound part on a pallet, an employee suffered a back strain and was hospitalized.

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