# Strains at Amazon Fullfillment
> OSHA SIR `2017065757` · 6/22/2017 · ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Strains
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion in lifting-single episode
- **Source:** Boxes, crates, cartons
## Employer
- **Name:** Amazon Fullfillment
- **Location:** 1125 Remington Road, ROMEOVILLE, ILLINOIS, 60446
- **NAICS:** 454113
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee had been lifting boxes and placing them into a cart for 5 hours when she strained her back, requiring hospitalization.

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