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Pinched nerve

1 hospitalization · 2024010971 · 1/31/2024 · Ajinomoto Foods North America

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back lumbar region
Nature of injury
Pinched nerve

Cause

Event
Overexertion while materials moving by hand
Source
Boxes, crates, cartons
Secondary source
Meat, poultry, seafood

Employer

Name
Ajinomoto Foods North America
Location
3131 S Quail Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI, 64804
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repeatedly lifting 25- and 30-pound boxes of chicken from the ground and turning to place them elsewhere when he noticed a sharp pain in the right side of his lower back. The employee suffered a pinched sciatic nerve and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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