Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Pinched nerve
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ajinomoto Foods North America, 3131 S Quail Ave, JOPLIN, MISSOURI 64804
on — Pinched nerve, affecting the Back lumbar region.
Final 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.
Hospitalized Back lumbar region Boxes, crates, cartons
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