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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2020043468 · 4/15/2020 · WALMART SUPER CENTER

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
WALMART SUPER CENTER
Location
100 LUNGER DRIVE, BLOOMSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 17815
NAICS
452112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had lifted a 15- to 20-pound box of rotisserie chicken and was frying the chicken when he suffered a slipped disk in his back. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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