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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2016098944 · 9/21/2016 · Weifield Group Contracting, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
Weifield Group Contracting, LLC
Location
1700 Wewatta Street, DENVER, COLORADO, 80202
NAICS
236220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was bending over to pick up a 10-foot stick of 3/4" electrical metallic tube (EMT) when he felt and heard a pop in his back and experienced a sharp lower back pain. He was hospitalized with a compressed back disc.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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