Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at Skanska Walsh
Start: 7/8/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076278 · 7/8/2017 · Skanska Walsh

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Scaffolds-staging, unspecified

Employer

Name: Skanska Walsh
Location: LaGuardia Airport Central Terminal Building Project, FLUSHING, NEW YORK, 11371
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were stacking and organizing wooden temporary work platforms on dunnage when the injured employee heard a pop in his lower back while lifting a platform. The employee suffered two herniated discs in his lower back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown