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Herniated discs
1 hospitalization · 2017010036 · 1/2/2017 · United States Postal Service
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Herniated discs
Cause
- Event
- Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
- Source
- Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Employer
- Name
- United States Postal Service
- Location
- 219 Milton Ellendale Highway, MILTON, DELAWARE, 19968
- NAICS
- 491110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee suffered a back injury (slipped discs) while reaching into the back of the LLV to retrieve a parcel for delivery.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown