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Herniated discs
1 hospitalization · 2020043723 · 4/22/2020 · UPS
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
- Packages, parcels
Employer
- Name
- UPS
- Location
- 976 Hartford Turnpike, WATERFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06385
- NAICS
- 492110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee suffered a herniated disc in his back while lifting a package during a delivery.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown