Incident date: 2018-07-27
NAICS industry code: 213112

An employee had closed a plug valve halfway with a valve bar when he immediately felt a sharp pain in his lower back due to bulging discs that caused a pinched nerve.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Overexertion involving outside sources, unspecified
code_source: title: Turning handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Herniated discs
code_body: title: Lumbar region
severity: moderate