Overexertion in lifting, lowering, unspecified · Herniated discs
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Suddath Relocation Systems of Orlando, Inc., 4850 L B MCLEOD RD., ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32811
on — Herniated discs, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading boxes from a shipping container by hand when he felt a pinch in his back. The employee was hospitalized for a subarticular disc protrusion.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBoxes, crates, cartons
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An employee was cleaning the windshield of his truck. When he stepped down from the truck, he lost balance and reached to catch himself using the side mirror. The impact fractured his left wrist. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was standing on the DOT bumper on the back of a standard 53-foot trailer. The employee lost his footing and his grip on the handle bar, and fell approximately 42 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip/femur.
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