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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2019044020 · 4/19/2019 · Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
Source
Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name
Consolidated Wellsite Services LLC
Location
2811 West Chestnut Street, WASHINGTON, PENNSYLVANIA, 15301
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 19, 2019, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was breaking down pipe with a sledge hammer when he threw out his back and experienced lower back pain. He was hospitalized with a herniated disk at the L4 and L5 vertebrae.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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