Herniated discs

Name: Herniated discs at North American Lighting, Inc.
Start: 1/18/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019010637 · 1/18/2019 · North American Lighting, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source: Boxes, crates, cartons

Employer

Name: North American Lighting, Inc.
Location: 2277 S. Main St., PARIS, ILLINOIS, 61944
NAICS: 336399
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 18, 2018, at approximately 7:30 p.m., an employee was packing lamps when she experienced severe back pain as she bent over to pick up an empty tote weighing 5.6 lbs. that was laying 12 inches from the floor. She was hospitalized with a bulging disc.

Source

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