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Herniated discs

1 hospitalization · 2021087275 · 8/25/2021 · Bertog Landscape Co

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury
Herniated discs

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified
Secondary source
Containers-nonpressurized, unspecified

Employer

Name
Bertog Landscape Co
Location
625 Wheeling Road, WHEELING, ILLINOIS, 60090
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was loading plant material onto a truck. The plant's 50-pound, 20-gallon plastic container broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off the truck. He suffered three herniated disks in his neck.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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