# Herniated discs at A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `20161211926` · 12/26/2016 · BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
- **Source:** Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers
## Employer
- **Name:** A-1 Electrical Contractors, Inc.
- **Location:** Target, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70816
- **NAICS:** 561330
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

While rewiring equipment on top of a larger cooler, an employee walked from one cooler to another and tripped, falling forward, then off the cooler and onto the ground approximately 8 feet below. The employee sustained facial lacerations and three herniated discs in the neck.

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