Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123323.015 - Employee suffers herniated disc while stacking boxes on pall

Accident Summary Nr: 123323.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1431008.015	09/11/2019		311615	West Liberty Foods

Abstract: At 8:25 a.m. on September 17, 2019, an employee was stacking boxes on a pallet and was attempting to shrink wrap the lower portion of the stacked boxes to prevent them from falling again. As the employee bent over and began wrapping he felt tingling in his legs which transitioned to back pain. The employee was hospitalized to treat a herniated disc in his back.

Keywords: Back, Disc, Leg, Material Handling, Pallet, Stack

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1431008.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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