Multiple types of overexertion while moving or manipulating external object(s) · Disc disorders, herniated disc
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tops Markets LLC, 830 County Road 64, ELMIRA, NEW YORK 14903
on — Disc disorders, herniated disc, affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was lifting a box of chickens weighing approximately 50 pounds when the handle ripped. The employee attempted to catch the box and felt a pop in their back, suffering bulging discs.
Hospitalized Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified Boxes, crates, cartons
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