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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2017021560 · 2/16/2017 · Totelcom Communications, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Standing, standing up-single episode
Source
Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker

Employer

Name
Totelcom Communications, LLC
Location
6100 Hwy 16, DE LEON, TEXAS, 76444
NAICS
518210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was putting a boomer on a trencher with a ratchet. When he stood up, his back seized up. He was hospitalized with a bulging disc and pinched nerve in his back.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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