# Herniated discs at President Container Group
> OSHA SIR `2019088802` · 8/24/2019 · MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
- **Source:** Off-road passenger vehicles-powered, n.e.c
- **Secondary source:** Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** President Container Group
- **Location:** 290 Ballard Rd., MIDDLETOWN, NEW YORK, 10941
- **NAICS:** 322219
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was transporting a 5-gallon ink bucket on a 3-wheel scooter when the rear right tire struck a conveyor, causing him to be ejected onto the concrete floor. He suffered a dislocated vertebra disc.

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