Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering · Disc disorders, herniated disc
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sprouts Farmers Market, 2001 Welsh Road, DRESHER, PENNSYLVANIA 19025
on — Disc disorders, herniated disc, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final narrative
An employee was working at a bailer. She bent down to pick something up. As she straightened, her head struck the bailer door. She suffered a pinched nerve and a bulging disk in the lower back and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Banding, baling, strapping machinery
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