# Herniated discs at Global Medical Response (GMR)
> OSHA SIR `2020076973` · 7/24/2020 · NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Herniated discs
## Cause
- **Event:** Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
- **Source:** Wheelchairs and other mobility devices, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Global Medical Response (GMR)
- **Location:** 58 Middletown Ave, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06513
- **NAICS:** 621910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

On July 24, 2020, employees were taking a patient upstairs using a stair chair. One of the employees suffered a back muscle pull and a bulging disk. She was hospitalized.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · AI Analytics · CC0 1.0*